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Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls telling Trump no on Kimmel

An endorsement request, a case for bipartisanship and a return to Conan share an interview that drew about 1.7 million views since yesterday.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Trump Asking for His Support, Being a Republican & World’s Hottest Grandpa

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1:01Schwarzenegger says he invited veterans after handing out pizzas at the VA with former Governor Gray Davis.
2:37He explains his Republican identity through environmentalism, historical values and cooperation across party lines.
6:35He recalls declining Trump's endorsement request because they disagreed on environmental and climate policy.
10:01A clip introduces The Man with the Bag, followed by Kimmel's question about its emotional ending.
13:42Hercules in New York footage shows Schwarzenegger fighting a bear in Central Park.
15:30He discusses sequel projects involving Conan, Predator and Commando, naming King Conan.

Arnold Schwarzenegger remembers Donald Trump calling to ask for his support during the 2016 presidential campaign. His answer was no, he tells Jimmy Kimmel, citing their differences over the environment and climate policy.

That recollection sits at the center of a conversation that moves from Republican identity to Christmas-movie tears and an old clip of Schwarzenegger fighting a bear. Unlike Kimmel's separately posted Arlington-focused monologue, this interview gives the guest room to explain his own political position, then revisit his screen career.

"Yeah, I'm a Republican, absolutely," Schwarzenegger says. He describes an allegiance to traditional Republican values, environmentalism and cooperation across party lines, while criticizing politicians for failing to work together on immigration, debt and healthcare. His instruction is direct: "Be a public servant, rather than a party servant."

There is a practical example of reaching across party lines nearer the beginning. Schwarzenegger says he spent part of the day handing out pizzas to veterans alongside former California Governor Gray Davis, then invited a group of veterans to the show.

The film conversation supplies a different kind of public service: Kimmel investigating whether the Terminator cries. Schwarzenegger is promoting The Man with the Bag, co-starring Alan Ritchson, and the host asks about its emotional ending after showing a clip.

From there, the archive gets stranger. Footage from Hercules in New York shows an early Schwarzenegger taking on a bear in Central Park, before he discusses sequel projects being developed around Conan, Predator and Commando. On the first of those, he has a title ready: "It will be King Conan."

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Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live
Subscribers: 22,300,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 42,330,353
Channel views, pace per day: 9,005,675 (on a normal day: 5,531,453)
Video published: November 12, 2026
Video views so far: 1,737,542 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,837,564

The numbers

The interview drew about 1.7 million views since yesterday. Its comment section was already nearly ten times as busy as the channel's usual first day before a full day had passed.

subscribers

22,300,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

15,991,105,009

views per day

9,005,675

typical day: 5,531,453

the video

views

1,737,542

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