Arnold Schwarzenegger told Jimmy Kimmel that he’s still a Republican in spite of his disagreements with the modern GOP.
Appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday, the actor and former California governor told Mr. Kimmel that he is “absolutely” still a Republican.
Mr. Kimmel asked in response, “What does that even mean anymore?”
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Mr. Schwarzenegger explained that he “admires the Republican Party for having freed the slaves” and for former Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan’s and Richard Nixon’s efforts for clean air and founding the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.
“This sounds like all the opposite things that the Republican Party stands for now,” Mr. Kimmel quipped in response. “Doesn’t it?”
“That doesn’t mean I have to change my philosophy,” Mr. Schwarzenegger said.
When asked by Mr. Kimmel if he was ever in touch with President Trump during election efforts, Mr. Schwarzenegger said, “We talked to each other several times, because we had a good relationship; we were very good friends, and he asked me if I would go and endorse him, campaign with him.”
“I said to him, ’Donald, I like to be your friend … but it happens to be that there are certain things that you stand for, that you’re talking about to people out there, that I don’t believe in,’” the actor said, adding that Mr. Trump said he “understood.”
Mr. Schwarzenegger was the governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
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