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Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Jimmy Kimmel he still considers himself a Republican

The "Terminator" actor, who served as California’s last Republican governor from 2003-2011, appeared on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and was asked by the liberal late-night host if he was still a member of his longtime party.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC
Key points
  • Kimmel stopped him and pointed to Obamacare, but Schwarzenegger dismissed it as a "good attempt" that was essentially "bogus." "If the Democrats do something by themselves, or if the Republicans do something by themselves, it’s bogus," Schwarzenegger said.
  • "This is what I’m about… [they’ve] given those slaves American citizenship, and given them the rights to vote, it’s Republicans," Schwarzenegger said as Kimmel interrupted him again.
  • Kimmel later asked whether Trump had reached out to Schwarzenegger for advice during his first presidential campaign in 2016.

Arnold Schwarzenegger declared on Wednesday that he’s still a Republican despite disagreements with the modern GOP.

"This is the kind of Republican that I am." Kimmel, who has spent years mocking President Donald Trump on a nightly basis, told Schwarzenegger he was the "only one of them" remaining.

Additional details
  • BLUE WAVE NEARLY SWALLOWED SOME OF AMERICA'S REDDEST STATES AS ELECTION DATA EXPOSES GOP'S CLOSE CALLS "Those are the kind of Republicans that used to go and work together with the Democrats and got things done," Schwarzenegger said.
  • 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,’" Schwarzenegger said.
  • Come on now." Despite Kimmel’s interjection, Schwarzenegger continued to list why he admires the GOP.
  • "This sounds like all the opposite things that the Republican Party stands for now," Kimmel said.
  • None of them did true immigration reform… none of them participated in reducing our debt, none of them created a healthcare system where everyone is insured," Schwarzenegger added.

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