Former Republican Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, came out swinging against the CA Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest scam for Democrats to hijack the state by asking voters to "temporarily" suspend the independent redistricting committee with Proposition 50.
Speaking to CNN in an exclusive interview, the 78-year-old actor spoke out against Newsom's plan to get the voters to vote on the proposition, which would "temporarily" suspend the independent commission, allowing Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts, which have already been gerrymandered to the hilt in favor of Democrats.
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NEWS: In an exclusive interview with @CNN, @Schwarzenegger tells me that Democrats' plan to redistrict California's congressional districts (Prop. 50) is a "scam" and "a big mistake."@GavinNewsom wants California voters to temporarily eliminate its independent redistricting… pic.twitter.com/wqzWXFVj2S
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) September 26, 2025
"First of all, in California, it's a big mistake," Schwarzenegger said. "To go and dismantle it, basically, and kind of get rid of the independent redistricting commission, under the auspices of 'we have got to have more power than the Republicans and we've got to fight [President Donald] Trump.'"
The action movie star said it wasn't right for Texas to "[fix] the elections," and it's not right in California, as he spoke from experience and said the quiet part out loud about politicians and what it really means when they make promises like temporarily putting something on hold.
"Two wrongs don't make a right," Schwarzenegger said. "And whenever the politicians say that 'we are only doing this temporarily… there's no such thing as politicians and temporarily; have you ever seen a tax that stopped? When they say, 'this is just temporary,' it is permanent."
"I've sat there in Sacramento. I've listened to the politicians for seven years," he added. "They are not interested in giving any power to the people. The only interest that they have is to take power away from the people. And grab it themselves. So this gives them a great opportunity by saying, 'Oh, we have to fight Trump. Let's go and get rid of our Democratic principles.'"
The "Terminator" star called out the hypocrisy of the Democrats, who claim that in order to save Democracy, you have to get rid of your Democratic principles.
He said people shouldn't look at him speaking out against Proposition 50 as a sign he's going to dive back into politics, simply that he's looking out for the people, and telling them why it's smart to vote this prop down.
"All I wanted to do was come out to the people and say, 'Hold it, before you go and vote, you should know, this is a scam, "Schwarzenegger said. "And vote no on Proposition 50.
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The comments come amid a move by Newsom and the Democrats to retaliate against Texas Republicans, who recently redrew their congressional map, which helped the GOP.
If Newsom and Democrats get their way, the independent committee will be put on hold until 2031, with Democrats being able to redraw the congressional map to help Democrats.
In 2008, the CA voters passed the Voters FIRST Act to create the independent commission in order to ensure that the gerrymandering of the state by the state legislature would be put into the hands of the citizens.
The "Total Recall" star is doing some more heavy lifting in the once Golden State in order to try to help save it from the abyss, as Democrats and Newsom continue to destroy it with insane policies that aren't good for anyone but keeping them in power.
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