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Arnold Schwarzenegger has always shown his love for the country. As a former Governor, the bodybuilding icon has also served his state with much patriotism. Even now, whenever he gets the chance, he wears his patriotism on his sleeve. This time when he met one of the famous US Army Lieutenant General, he showed much gratitude and shared his picture with him online.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with his team and his daughter, recently went to the United States Military Academy. Looking at the disciplinary conduct there, The Austrian Oak was extremely moved and revealed his feelings in an Instagram story.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger learns more about the United States Military Academy

In his latest Instagram story, Schwarzenegger shared a picture where he was standing next to a former US Army Lieutenant General, Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland. He held on to a T-shirt that promoted, “Duty. Honour. Country.” The bodybuilder also wrote in his captions, “It was a fantastic meeting @westpointsuperintendent, and learning how the United States Military Academy builds the leaders of the US Army.”

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Furthermore, Lt. Gilland also shared more photos from the day which showed a better view of everyone who joined him that day. He stated, “Great opportunity to meet @schwarzenegger, his daughter, and members of his team, along with Mr. Sonki Hong, USMA 1993 and Civilian Aide to the SecArmy.” Then he praised Arnold for talking about how the Austrian Army impacted his life through “maturity and self discipline.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had always served the country had even wanted to run for President, once expressing his wishes out loud.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to run in elections against Donald Trump

Austrian-born Schwarzenegger started his political journey in 2003 when he first ran for the Governor post. Arnie served as Governor from 2003 till 2011. Yet there was a time when he had confessed that this was not enough. To serve the country more, he would have run for President if he had been born in America. 

Schwarzenegger had stated in 2016, “If I’d been born in America, I would’ve run. Because now? This was a very good time to get in the race.” Around the same time when Donald Trump was running for the position of President, Schwarzenegger had also declared, “For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for president,.”

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If Arnold Schwarzenegger had indeed taken part in presidential elections, do you think he could have won? Let us know in the comments below.

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Pritha Halder is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Specializing in covering the off-court life of PGA Tour players, she brings to life the drama, triumphs and challenges of the athletes in the game. Having completed her Bachelor's in English Language and Literature from a multidisciplinary university, Pritha started her career as a writer for a literary magazine, before delving into the world of golf. Her early interest in the sport blossomed after reading a New York Times article "Tiger Woods and the Game of Life." Since then, she's continued to immerse herself into the sport and learn its techniques so her articles can connect to the dedicated and passionate niche fanbase. In her free time, Pritha loves binging on sports animes, Haikyuu being one of her favorites.

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