Arnold Schwarzenegger — veteran bodybuilder, actor, former Republican governor of California, and legal immigrant — has no love for President Donald Trump.
Thus, the ladies of ABC’s “The View,” who regularly spread pro-establishment and anti-Trump propaganda, undoubtedly thought they could get Schwarzenegger to parrot their deranged narrative in support of illegal immigration.
Boy, did they miscalculate.
In a clip posted Tuesday to the social media platform X, Schwarzenegger first extolled the myriad virtues of America from an immigrant’s perspective and then, to the dismay of the show’s liberal co-hosts, insisted that immigrants have a responsibility to respect the United States and to do things legally.
The segment began with co-host Joy Behar trying to bait Schwarzenegger on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Did you have a visceral reaction to what they’re doing — what ICE is doing — when you see the videos of it?” Behar asked, clearly trying to draw from Schwarzenegger a denunciation of federal immigration agents.
To his credit, however, the former governor did not take the bait.
Instead, Schwarzenegger did three things.
First, he spent nearly a minute praising America as a land of opportunity in which he has thrived.
Next, he spent almost another minute