Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called on the aging leadership of the Democratic and Republican parties to step aside to make room for a new generation. This statement marks the latest in a series of political remarks from “The Governator” that have included calls for border security and rebukes of Democrats’ weak law enforcement policies.
Speaking at a tech conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, the 76-year-old Terminator actor said that aged politicians should “start thinking about stepping aside and letting a newer generation step in and fill the vacuum,” alluding to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent incidents of freezing up midsentence.
Schwarzenegger, a longtime moderate Republican, was then asked if President Joe Biden, who will turn 81 shortly after the 2024 election, should continue his reelection campaign. “It’s up to him, you know?” he replied. “I’m not going to tell him not to run, but I just believe that we should look for the new breed in both parties—a new generation of leaders rather than squishing them.”
While he stopped short of endorsing any of Biden’s Republican challengers, the WSJ notes that the former Mr. Olympia encouraged current California Governor Gavin Newsom to enter the presidential race. He also praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his decision to run as an Independent outside the two-party system.
Schwarzenegger’s conversation with the WSJ came as the latest political remarks made by the “ballsy” former governor while promoting his new book entitled Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.
Last week, he made an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Literally! With Rob Lowe,” during which he confidently stated that Democrats want to “f**k up every city in America.” Discussing what it means to be a member of either party, Schwarzenegger agreed with former California Rep. David Drier’s assessment that Republicans stand for “strong military, low taxes, less government, and more personal freedoms,” also adding “strong law enforcement” to the list.
But being a Democrat, he argued, means “Ruining your cities.”
“That’s what the Democrats would say,” he continued. “‘We are about ruining the cities. We want to f**k up every city in America.’ That seems to be the theme right now.”
Prior to this, he also appeared on ABC’s “The View,” where he called for comprehensive border reforms to prevent illegal immigration.
“You have to really have comprehensive immigration reform, and you have to look at this immigration problem in a comprehensive way. You can, first of all, I believe very strongly in having a border that no one can get through. That’s number one for me,” he said.
However, despite Schwarzenegger’s longstanding ties to the Republican Party, his political legacy continues to be haunted by comments he made during the COVID -19 pandemic in support of masking and vaccinations.
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