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© Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage via Getty/Getty Arnold Schwarzenegger is shown above celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Arnold's All-Stars After School Program. Schwarzenegger since shared a to Twitter condemning the violence of January 6.Hollywood star and former Republican governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was widely praised on Twitter Sunday, after he condemned the events of the Capitol riot and compared it to the deadly event 'Kristallnacht' in Nazi Germany.
'I grew up in Austria. I am very aware of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass,' said Schwarzenegger in a nearly eight-minute video posted to Twitter. 'It was a night of rampage against the Jews carried out in 1938 by the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys.'
'Wednesday was the Day of Broken Glass right here in the United States,' he added. 'The broken glass was in the windows of the United States Capitol. But the mob did not just shatter the windows of the Capitol; they shattered the ideals we took for granted.'
My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021The former governor's message followed Wednesday's mob riot that erupted after thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the outcome of the 2020 election as the House of Representatives and Senate held a joint session to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Rioters tore down layers of barricades protecting the U.S. Capitol building. They made it as far as the House Chambers where photos and videos of the event showed them climbing walls, breaking windows, and occupying lawmakers' offices. Five people died in the violence, including a Capitol police officer.
'He sought a coup by misleading people with lies,' Schwarzenegger said of Trump in his video. 'President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever.'
Many took to Twitter to praise Schwarzenegger's sobering message condemning the violence.
'Powerful statement from a former Republican governor who grew up in the shadow of Naziism,' said Brett McLeod, journalist for 9 News in Melbourne, Australia.
Powerful statement from a former Republican governor who grew up in the shadow of Naziism https://t.co/0QZRJqnEed
— Brett Mcleod (@Brett_McLeod) January 10, 2021'This is excellent,' said Seth Masket, political scientist and writer at FiveThirtyEight.
This is excellent. https://t.co/LZkWPV5hzT
— Seth Masket (@smotus) January 10, 2021Arnold Schwarzenegger Twitter Account
'Very well said....as Americans, we will pick ourselves up. Address the depth of our divide and thrive once again!' said Julio A. Portalatin, AARP Board Director.
Very well said....as Americans we will pick ourselves up. Address the depth of our divide and thrive once again! https://t.co/1W0iW5A4cG
— Julio A. Portalatin (@JAPortalatin) January 10, 2021'Powerful and poignant,' said former CIA Director John O. Brennan. 'A sobering message that all Americans should applaud.'
Powerful & poignant. A sobering message that all Americans should applaud. https://t.co/b1ezGKstQz
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) January 10, 2021Singer John Legend expressed his gratitude to the actor.
Thank you, Governor Schwarzenegger https://t.co/YoWZT7otXv
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 10, 2021Film director Ron Howard tweeted: 'well done@Schwarzenegger and thanks for the insights in these wise words. I hope leaders and citizens in all political parties listen and learn.'
well done @Schwarzenegger and thanks for the insights in these wise words. I hope leaders and citizens in all political parties listen and learn https://t.co/VVxIpbfp8h
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) January 10, 2021Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer called the remarks 'powerful.'
This is extraordinarily powerful. Take a few minutes to listen to @Schwarzenegger👇 https://t.co/fQLY5bOyBz
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— Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) January 10, 2021Schwarzenegger ended his video with a message of hope.
'We need to heal, not as Republicans and Democrats, but as Americans. And to begin this process, no matter what your political affiliation is, I asked you to join me in saying 'President-elect Biden we wish you great success as our president. If you succeed, our nation succeeds,' said Schwarzenegger
Newsweek reached out to Schwarzenegger, but didn't hear back in time for publication.
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Donald Trump, bereft after a ban from many social media services following a coup attempt in Washington DC last week, has remained quiet this weekend as much of America counts down the days until he shamefully leaves office. But another prominent Republican and celebrity is speaking up about the damage that event has done to the country and what needs to happen moving forward.
Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a video to Twitter on Sunday that condemned the attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday, an event that saw insurrection at the seat of American government and left five people dead. In a more than seven-minute long video, Schwarzenegger offered an important history lesson and perspective on the MAGA riot in Washington and the lessons we need to take from the violent uprising that could have been much, much worse.
Schwarzenegger, who grew up in Austria, compared Wednesday’s coup attempt to Kristallnacht, or The Night Of Broken Glass, a pogrom against Jews in Austria in the buildup to the second World War.
“Wednesday was the Day of Broken Glass right here in the United States. The broken glass was in the windows of the United States Capitol,B” he said. “But the mob did not just shatter the windows of the Capitol, they shattered the ideas we took for granted. They did not just break down the doors of the building that housed American democracy, they trampled the very principles on which our country was founded.”
The former governor of California explained the fallout from that awful night in his home country and how it changed people in the years to come, including domestic violence he described in his own home. Though Schwarzenegger said he hopes the same march to violence and an end of democracy isn’t coming in America, he laid out why Americans “must be aware of the dire consequences of selfishness and cynicism” of what Trump and his true believers did.
“President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, and of a fair election,” he said. “He sought a coup by misleading people with lies. My father and our neighbors were misled also with lies, and I know where such lies lead.”
Schwarzenegger called Trump “a failed leader” and assured that “he will go down in history as the worst president ever” but he also called out the “spinelessness” of Republican lawmakers who enabled Trump’s coup attempt by baselessly questioning the election results, even after the coup attempt where they were rushed from the Senate and House floors because of the attack.
“They’re complicit with those who carried the flag of self-righteous insurrection into the Capitol,” Schwarzenegger said, referring to the confederate battle flag that was carried into the building for what’s believed to be the first time in history on Wednesday.
It’s an important attempt at perspective about what happened in Washington, an event with fallout the country will have to endure for generations to come even in the best of circumstances. We’ve seen many lawmakers call out Trump and treasonous Republicans like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley in recent days, but few have been more recognizable to the American people, nor done it with this much depth and perspective.
Oh, he also broke out his Conan sword.