'Conan's Sword' Drawn by Schwarzenegger: "Trump, You Are Eliminated"

Comparison of the Capitol Violence and Nazi Attacks on Jews
"Trump Is a Failed President"
"Democracy Grows Stronger the More It Is Tested"

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California and star of 'Terminator,' strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot and wished success to President-elect Joe Biden.

Schwarzenegger is holding up the sword he used in the movie Conan.

Schwarzenegger, a member of the Republican Party, criticized President Trump and emphasized American unity in an approximately 8-minute video message and media interviews released on the 10th (local time) on his Twitter.

In the video message, Schwarzenegger said, "I grew up in Austria and am well aware of 'Kristallnacht' (Night of Broken Glass)." Kristallnacht was a large-scale looting and arson event committed by the Nazis against Jews in 1938. Although Schwarzenegger was born in 1947 and did not experience Kristallnacht, he said, "Last Wednesday was the American version of 'Kristallnacht.'"

He equated the German Nazis who caused Kristallnacht with the white supremacist far-right groups supporting President Trump who led the Capitol invasion.

Schwarzenegger criticized, "The rioters not only broke the Capitol windows but shattered the beliefs we took for granted, broke down the doors of American democracy’s hall, and trampled on the founding principles."

Poster of the Hollywood movie 'Conan'

He also recalled that he was born in Austria after World War II ended and that democracy paid a harsh price when destroyed. He warned about the negative impact of the situation caused by President Trump, saying, "All of this is the result of endless lies and narrow-mindedness."

Schwarzenegger targeted President Trump, saying, "President Trump tried to overturn the fair election results. He misled people with lies to push a coup." He labeled Trump as a "failed leader" and fiercely criticized him, saying, "He will go down in history as the worst president ever."

Schwarzenegger also delivered a message of hope for Americans. Holding up the large sword featured in the movie 'Conan' in which he starred, he emphasized, "The sword gets stronger the more it is hammered. Our democracy also grows stronger the more it is tested."

He added, "I will help President-elect Biden succeed so our country can succeed. To those who think they can overturn our Constitution, I say: You will not succeed."

On the same day, in an interview with the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag, Schwarzenegger also stressed, "President, you are terminated, Mr. President."

He had also argued in a contribution to the British weekly The Economist on the 5th, a day before the Capitol riot and Congress’s certification of Biden’s victory, that "The president’s foolish, crazy, and evil schemes must end now."

Despite both being members of the Republican Party, Schwarzenegger and President Trump have maintained a hostile relationship. In 2017, Trump had hurled insults at Schwarzenegger, who took over his reality show 'The Apprentice.'

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