Former
California governor and
Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger condemned last week's attack on the Capitol building in
Washington DC, comparing it to the events of Kristallnacht in
Germany, 1938.
He also called US president
Donald Trump the 'worst president ever' and used a prop sword from the Conan franchise to emphasise the point that democracy, like a fine sword, becomes stronger the more it is tested.
Trump supporters broke into the Capitol on Wednesday after the president told them to “fight like hell” in support of his attempt to overturn
election defeat by
Joe Biden.
Five people died, including a Capitol
police officer who was hit with a
fire extinguisher and a rioter shot by law enforcementSchwarzenegger rebukes Trump and compares Capitol riot to Kristallnacht