Arnold Schwarzenegger is blasting President Trump Donald TrumpAttorney says census count to determine congressional seats won't be done until February Trump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Trump at Georgia rally says he hopes Pence 'comes through for us' MORE for his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, dubbing the commander in chief's pressure campaign to "recalculate" the election results there "un-American bullshit."
In an op-ed published Tuesday in The Economist, California's former Republican governor called Raffensperger a "true hero."
In an audio recording of the president’s weekend call released Sunday by The Washington Post, Trump is heard asking Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes" for him in Georgia in order for him to surpass President-elect Joe Biden Joe BidenAttorney says census count to determine congressional seats won't be done until February Trump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Trump at Georgia rally says he hopes Pence 'comes through for us' MORE in the state.
Schwarzenegger urged members poised to oppose the Electoral College vote in Congress on Wednesday to reconsider.
"I once did a Terminator film called 'Judgment Day,' " Schwarzenegger said of his 1991 flick. "That’s just Hollywood. But January 6th is Judgment Day for a lot of politicians. Will they choose to side with the voters, or will they choose to side with their party and their selfish president?"
"For those in my party considering standing up against the voters on January 6th, know this: our grandchildren will know your names only as the villains who fought against the great American experiment and the will of the voters. You will live in infamy," wrote Schwarzenegger, who served as governor from 2003 to 2011.
Those lawmakers, Schwarzenegger said, would be choosing "party over country, conspiracy over democracy, and one man over 81 [million] voters."
"President Donald Trump’s actions to destroy faith in our elections and throw centuries of American principles out the window must be met with universal condemnation from all political leaders, regardless of party," he said.
"There is no question about who won the presidential election," Schwarzenegger, 73, wrote, "and continuing this charade is stupid, crazy and evil."
90Carat on January 5th, 2021 at 19:06 UTC »
Why not just ask him what he thinks?
u/GovSchwarzenegger
acsie on January 5th, 2021 at 17:18 UTC »
Arnold is more American than Trump.
BosiGuitar on January 5th, 2021 at 16:32 UTC »
The Terminator has spoken.