The Terminator actor is himself disqualified for running for U.S. president, given that he was born in Austria. Hear all of his opinions on the upcoming 2024 election in this video.
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00:00 Arnold Schwarzenegger says that today's leading candidates for U.S. president are too old.
00:05 When asked about the upcoming 2024 election, the 76-year-old actor and former California
00:09 governor told the BBC, "I just hope that America finds some really young blood, because
00:14 to me it is a little bit odd that we are having a battle between people today in the late
00:18 '70s and early '80s rather than people in the '40s and '50s or maybe even younger,
00:23 and have them have a chance at this great, great job."
00:25 This is hardly a controversial take, as polls have shown that voters would prefer different
00:29 options than the two expected candidates, 80-year-old President Biden and 77-year-old
00:33 former President Trump.
00:35 The Terminator actor is himself disqualified for running for U.S. president, given that
00:39 he was born in Austria and not America.
00:41 But when asked whether he wishes he could run, this was his response.
00:44 "I feel like I would make a great president."
00:48 He continued, "But I feel that, at the same time, everything I've accomplished was because
00:52 of America.
00:53 America gave me so many opportunities."
00:55 "So the only thing that I can't do, which is run for president, I'm not going to complain
01:01 about that."
01:02 The interview was part of Schwarzenegger's promotional tour for his new self-help book,
01:05 Be Useful, 7 Tools for Life, which is generating positive reviews.
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