Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

=== Post-2016 activism===
[[File:California Governors - Your Action Saves Lives campaign video.ogg|thumb|Schwarzenegger participating in a video promoting wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video features appearances of all the living governors of California.]]

In 2017, Schwarzenegger condemned [[white supremacists]] who were seen carrying Nazi and Confederate flags by calling their heroes "losers".<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2017 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger to white supremacists: 'Your heroes are losers' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-trump-the-united-states-no-place-for-nazi-flags-2017-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142949/https://www.businessinsider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-trump-the-united-states-no-place-for-nazi-flags-2017-8 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |access-date=October 26, 2019 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>

Following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] by supporters of President Donald Trump, Schwarzenegger posted a video address on social media in which he likened the insurrection to [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Kristallnacht]], which he described as "a night of rampage against the Jews carried out [by] the Nazi equivalent of the [[Proud Boys]]." He spoke of [[Gustav Schwarzenegger|his father]]'s alcoholism, domestic violence, and abuse, and how it was typical of other former Nazis and [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|collaborators]] in the [[post-war]] era; and described Trump as "a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever."<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1348249481284874240 |user=Schwarzenegger |title=(Video) My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol |first=Arnold |last=Schwarzenegger |date=January 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=January 10, 2021 |title=Schwarzenegger rebukes Trump and compares Capitol riot to Kristallnacht |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/capitol-riot-schwarzenegger-rebukes-trump-kristallnacht |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111174640/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/capitol-riot-schwarzenegger-rebukes-trump-kristallnacht |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

In late March 2021, Schwarzenegger was interviewed by ''[[Politico]]'' about the upcoming [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|recall election in California]] in which he said that "it's pretty much the same atmosphere today as it was then,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marinucci |first=Carla |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger has a warning for Gavin Newsom |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/31/arnold-schwarzenegger-newsom-california-recall-478575 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401163517/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/31/arnold-schwarzenegger-newsom-california-recall-478575 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref> and when he was asked about Newsom's claim of this being a "Republican recall" he responded that "this recall effort is sparked by ordinary folks," and that this was not a power grab by Republicans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fordham |first=Evie |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Newsom recall effort is sparked by 'ordinary people,' not Republican 'power grab': Arnold Schwarzenegger |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-newsom-recall-governor-republican |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401055727/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-newsom-recall-governor-republican |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |publisher=Fox News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haefeli |first=Laura |date=April 1, 2021 |title=Former California Gov. Schwarzenegger Warns Newsom To Take Looming Recall Election Seriously |url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/04/01/former-california-gov-schwarzenegger-warns-newsom-to-take-looming-recall-election-seriously/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401170558/https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/04/01/former-california-gov-schwarzenegger-warns-newsom-to-take-looming-recall-election-seriously/ |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |website=sacramento.cbslocal.com |publisher=[[CBS Sacramento]]}}</ref>

Schwarzenegger has spoken out about [[COVID-19]], urging Americans to wear masks and practice social distancing. In August 2021, he said: "There is a virus here. It kills people and the only way we prevent it is: get vaccinated, wear masks, do social distancing, washing your hands all the time, and not just to think about, 'Well my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.' No, screw your freedom."<ref>{{Cite web |title='Screw your freedom': Arnold Schwarzenegger calls anti-maskers 'schmucks' in powerful rant |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/12/arnold-schwarzenegger-anti-maskers-screw-your-freedom/8106562002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218215937/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/12/arnold-schwarzenegger-anti-maskers-screw-your-freedom/8106562002/ |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 18, 2022 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

On January 17, 2024, Schwarzenegger was detained by German authorities after failing to claim an item to customs agents after landing in [[Munich]]. A spokesperson for the customs agency said that Schwarzenegger would face criminal tax proceedings because he failed to declare an item that originated in a country that is not a part of the European Union. The item in question was a watch manufactured by [[Audemars Piguet]], a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company. A spokesperson for Schwarzenegger said that he was never asked to fill out a declaration form and he was compliant with officials upon his detainment. Schwarzenegger was held for three hours and was released after pre-paying potential taxes. The watch was subsequently auctioned off at a dinner in [[Kitzbühel]] to raise funds for the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative the next day, fetching €270,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Elizabeth Wagmeister |last2=Chris Stern |last3=Jorge Engels |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger held at Munich airport after failing to declare expensive watch |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/europe/arnold-schwarzenegger-munich-airport-watch-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120141355/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/europe/arnold-schwarzenegger-munich-airport-watch-intl/index.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ogunbayo |first=Morayo |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's undeclared watch fetches $294K at climate auction |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/entertainment/arnold-schwarzeneggers-undeclared-watch-fetches-usd294k-at-climate-auction/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120141355/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/entertainment/arnold-schwarzeneggers-undeclared-watch-fetches-usd294k-at-climate-auction/index.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

On October 30, 2024, Schwarzenegger endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tasolides |first=Justin |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses Harris |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/10/30/arnold-schwarzenegger-endorses-harris-walz-republican-trump |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Spectrum News NY1}}</ref>