Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Hollywood star, bodybuilder and California's former governor, openly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday in a lengthy social media statement that also criticized former President Donald Trump.Video above: Former CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger releases video denouncing pro-Trump riot, calls for unitySchwarzenegger, a Republican, announced his support on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing his frustrations with politics and wanting to tune out. But he said he could not because he believes rejecting election results is "as un-American as it gets." "But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else , a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems," Schwarzenegger said.The former governor said if former President Donald Trump were to be elected that it would just be "four more years of with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful."He also accused his fellow Republicans of forgetting "the beauty of the free market," driving up deficits and joining Trump in rejecting election results.While his post was heavily focused on Trump, he also emphasized that Democrats are also not any better at addressing deficits, and he worries their local policies are leading to increased crime.Schwarzenegger served as California governor from 2003 to 2011 after winning a recall election that led to the removal of then-Gov. Gray Davis from office.Toward the end of his post listing his criticism of Trump, Schwarzenegger called on people to vote.In the 2016 election, Schwarzenegger said he would not vote for Trump but did not specifically endorse Hillary Clinton.He said ahead of the 2020 election that he would "likely not" vote for Trump.After the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, Schwarzenegger criticized Trump in an online video.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Hollywood star, bodybuilder and California's former governor, openly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday in a lengthy social media statement that also criticized former President Donald Trump.

Video above: Former CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger releases video denouncing pro-Trump riot, calls for unity

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Schwarzenegger, a Republican, announced his support on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing his frustrations with politics and wanting to tune out. But he said he could not because he believes rejecting election results is "as un-American as it gets."

"But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else [sic], a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems," Schwarzenegger said.

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The former governor said if former President Donald Trump were to be elected that it would just be "four more years of [expletive] with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful."

He also accused his fellow Republicans of forgetting "the beauty of the free market," driving up deficits and joining Trump in rejecting election results.

While his post was heavily focused on Trump, he also emphasized that Democrats are also not any better at addressing deficits, and he worries their local policies are leading to increased crime.

Schwarzenegger served as California governor from 2003 to 2011 after winning a recall election that led to the removal of then-Gov. Gray Davis from office.

Toward the end of his post listing his criticism of Trump, Schwarzenegger called on people to vote.

In the 2016 election, Schwarzenegger said he would not vote for Trump but did not specifically endorse Hillary Clinton.

He said ahead of the 2020 election that he would "likely not" vote for Trump.

After the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, Schwarzenegger criticized Trump in an online video.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter