Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a rare move by publicly supporting a presidential candidate ahead of the election

Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially influenced the 2024 presidential election.

Despite admitting that he doesn’t normally ‘make recommendations’ when it comes to the presidential election, the actor and former bodybuilder has now broken his silence on the vice presidential race Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

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The Terminator star shared his unfiltered opinion in a long message X (formerly Twitter) this week shocked fans with the revelation that he will be casting his vote for harris and Tim Walz.

He started his post with an introduction: “I don’t really do recommendations. I’m not shy about sharing my opinions, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.”

However, he noted, “I also understand that people want to hear from me because I’m not just a celebrity, I’m a former Republican governor.”

Schwarzenegger, now 77, served as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011, an experience he now says taught him to “love policy and ignore politics.”

As Schwarzenegger elaborated on the candidates on the ballot next week, he said, “Let me be honest: I don’t like either party right now.”

“It’s probably no surprise that I hate politics more than ever, and if you’re a normal person who isn’t addicted to this nonsense, you’ll probably understand,” he continued, adding, “I don’t want to feel interfere.”

“But I can’t do that,” Schwarzenegger added, addressing Trump’s rejection of the 2020 election results “as un-American as it gets.”

“For someone like me, who talks to people all over the world and still knows that America is the shining city on a hill, it is so unpatriotic that America is a garbage can to the world, it makes me angry,” said the Austrian.

He added, “And I will always be an American before I become a Republican.”

“That’s why I’m voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz this week,” Schwarzenegger declared as he urged his followers, “We must close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know former President Trump won’t do that.” that he will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

“Vote this week. Turn the page and put this mess behind us,” the Total recall star concluded, before encouraging all his followers – even those who disagree with him – to cast their votes on November 5.

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