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Over the years, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a name for himself not just as a silver screen heartthrob, but also as a leader to look up to. Politics was one of the many domains the star aced in apart from fitness and entertainment. Being the Governor of California, Schwarzenegger and his ex-wife Maria Shriver interacted with many political leaders, including his friend-turned-rival Donald Trump.

Recently, MSNBC’s executive producer, Kyle Griffin, reported that former POTUS Donald Trump is set to surrender next week. And Maria Shriver had some thoughts to share on the breaking news story. Let’s take a look!

A former POTUS’ downfall leads Shriver to speak up and set reminders

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Former President Donald Trump has recently been in the limelight for a hush-money case, with talks of an arrest. The political figure has recently been indicted by a grand jury in New York regarding his connections to payments to a porn star. While the world awaited further developments, recent news finally brought in a solid update. Shriver took to Twitter to share this news.

According to a statement by the former POTUS’ defense attorney, Trump will surrender next week. Shriver shared the tweet by Kyle Griffin and expressed that this news was historic. As a journalist who has always preached about cutting out the noise and focusing on the main concern, Shriver had a few takeaways to share.

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She noted how this was going to be the talk of the town for months since the news was huge. In fact, “This story is going to be part of Trump’s legacy no matter what forever,” she noted. However, that also meant that other important news, such as the recent school shooting in Nashville, might get buried. And the journalist was there to remind everyone to hold both news with equal importance.

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A tiff since 2016 that only escalated

Being from political backgrounds, both Schwarzenegger and Trump went head-to-head despite being from the same party. The former POTUS began speaking against the former Governor after he refused to help him in his 2016 election campaign.

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Both Trump and Schwarzenegger had varying views on many aspects which led to a public rivalry. This rivalry even passed on to their families. In an interview once, Schwarzenegger’s eldest daughter, Katherine, wasn’t afraid to take a jibe at Trump when her father was involved in a Twitter feud with him. She laughed, “my main concern is the fact that the President of our country has the time to get and engage in a Twitter war with my father.” Now that his indictment brought a strong response from Maria Shriver, it would be interesting to witness more opinions from other members.

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