Arnold Schwarzenegger Thinks He ‘Would Make a Great President,’ but Since He Can’t Run He’s Hoping for ‘Young Blood’ in U.S. Election
by chrisdh79
Arnold Schwarzenegger Thinks He ‘Would Make a Great President,’ but Since He Can’t Run He’s Hoping for ‘Young Blood’ in U.S. Election
by chrisdh79
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From the article: Though the former Governor of California can’t legally run for the United States’ highest office — the position requires one to be a natural-born citizen, and Schwarzenegger hails from Austria — he said in a new interview with the BBC that he thinks he’d be a good fit.
“I feel like I would make a great president,” he said, adding that “everything I’ve accomplished was because of America.”
“America gave me so many opportunities and the American people were so embracive, and they just received me with open arms. There was no one there that stopped me from my success. So the only thing that I can’t do, which is run for president, I’m not going to complain about that,” he continued, going on to admit that it would be “a little bit selfish if I go out and try to change the law.”
However, the “Terminator” and “Conan the Barbarian” star — who is putting out a new self-help book — did have some thoughts on the upcoming 2024 election, which could potentially be another showdown between current President Joe Biden and former head of state Donald Trump. Besides both Biden and Trump having already served presidential terms, Schwarzenegger pointed out that they’re perhaps too old for the job.
“I just hope that America finds some really young blood,” Schwarzenegger told the BBC. “Because to me, it is a little bit odd that we are having a battle between people today in the late 70s and early 80s, rather than people in the 40s and 50s or maybe even younger and have them have a chance at this great, great job.”
He likes himself more than anyone likes him
We’ve had enough ’actors’ as presidents…
This guy already slurping Gavin Newsom😂
I have been elected to lead, not to read.
I’ve said it before but he is familiar with his own track record as Governor right?
Arnold “I fuck the help” Schwarzanegger? Who gives a fuck what he thinks?
Would love to see him telling the secret service guys “get to the choppa!”
Just not the idiot son in law please.
Before people think he’d make a great president because they like him as an actor, don’t forget he’s still a staunch republican. He may not have fallen into the MAGA trap, but he was a major opponent to things like gay marriage (even in the form of civil unions) and work unions during his governor time.
On top of all that, his last act as an elected official was to commute the sentence of a murderer, because the murderer was the son of a friend of his. His response when confronted with this was: “I mean, of course you help a friend.”
Man’s an asshole and you do not want him in any position of power.
Apparently this is an unpopular opinion, but I think he could have been an okay president. We’ve had far worse.
Most people thought he was a shit governor, but nice to see his gargantuan ego still intact.
Of course a narcissist would
I lived in California and voted for him. He was a great governor. My friend got his MA at the time and on his degree it’s his signature and I’m super jealous
Old guy thinks he can do it but since he can’t then no other old guy is capable. Silliness.
Arnold was a terrible governor until he was smacked around by California voters and in response decided to fire all his Republican advisors and replace them with Democrats.
Peter Zezel? He’s probably available but not very experienced in these things.
Oh just run anyways, Ahnahld, ain’t no one gonna stop ya in this current state of affairs.
I would have much rather heard him say “you got to grab them by the pu$$ÿ”