“He Admired People With Bodies”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Remembers His Old Friend Donald Trump as Someone Who Was Fascinated With the Idea of Showmanship

In his illustrious career, Arnold Schwarzenegger has had two major professional relationships. The first is a tale of arch-rivals turned close friends, including Sylvester Stallone. And the other is a tale of friends turned to mortal enemies encapsulating the Ex-President of the US, Donald Trump.

While the two may only take shots at one other of late, it was not always the case. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump often hung out together before things went south. In a 2019 interview, Schwarzenegger revealed the nature of their relationship before the infamous feud.

Nostalgia hit Arnold Schwarzenegger as he remembered an old friend in Donald Trump

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump were constantly at each other’s throats before Trump’s social media ban. They would take shots at each other’s actions and credibility, with their family members also taking the occasional dig. But the air between them was not always hostile. Schwarzenegger and Trump shared a close friendship for quite some time.

Talking about the old friendship in an interview, Arnold recalled the days when he and Trump would go to watch wrestling matches. “The way he admired people with bodies, and the way they would jump around in the ring, and to perform physical stunts and stuff like that—he had great admiration for that. And the showmanship—he had great admiration for that.”

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Schwarzenegger added, “He asked me, How do you do that, with the movies? I mean, it’s so believable. He drilled down to specific questions that fascinated him. It was about How do you sell something? Like a scene. How do you go and act out a scene so that I get affected emotionally?” Arnold also said Trump was immensely fascinated by how actors would penetrate through all the barriers and be believable in every scenario.

A brief recap of the relationship between Trump and Schwarzenegger

Historically, Donald Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger were “great friends.” The words came from the mouth of Trump himself back in 2007 during an episode of Celebrity Apprentice.

Arnold appeared in the famed show hosted by Trump. Donald even donated $10,000 to help pay off Arnold’s debts from his re-election campaign. But things took a turn for the worse when Trump announced his presidential candidacy. Schwarzenegger refused to be a part of the campaign, rubbing Trump the wrong way. It led to Donald Trump mocking Schwarzenegger for the low ratings of Celebrity Apprentice after the former bodybuilder took over the reins of the show.

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They exchanged countless words as the two men often engaged in online arguments. While the social media ban on Trump may have ceased the online war, the former friends seem to be locked in a cold war-like situation forever.