• Arnold Schwarzenegger has publicly condemned Donald Trump over clashes 
  • The US president was widely condemned for blaming ‘both sides’ for violence 
  • The former California governor has since delivered his own version of response
  • ‘As president… I reject the support of white supremacists,’ the former actor said

By Jay Akbar For Mailonline

Published: 15:11 BST, 18 August 2017 | Updated: 20:01 BST, 18 August 2017

Arnold Schwarzenegger has publicly condemned Donald Trump’s handling of the racially-fueled violence in Virginia in a scathing online video.  

After the US president blamed ‘both sides’ of the clashes, the bodybuilder-turned-Governor of California delivered his own response to the white supremacist march in Charlottesville.

‘As President of the United States, and as a Republican, I reject the support of white supremacists,’ Schwarzenegger said in the video shared on social media.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has publicly condemned Donald Trump's handling of the racially-fueled violence in Virginia in a scathing online video

Arnold Schwarzenegger has publicly condemned Donald Trump’s handling of the racially-fueled violence in Virginia in a scathing online video

He added: ‘The country that defeated Hitler’s armies is no place for Nazi flags. The party of Lincoln won’t stand with those who carry the battle flags of the failed Confederacy.’

After his speech, recorded for Attn, he grabbed a Donald Trump bobble head doll and asked: ‘Was it that difficult?’ 

Trump was widely criticized after suggesting there were ‘fine people’ among the neo-Nazis who marched in Virginia before defending confederacy as a ‘beautiful part of America’s history’.

He went on to say Trump had a ‘moral responsibility’ to unequivocally speak out against hate groups, adding: ‘There are not two sides to bigotry. 

After the US president blamed 'both sides' of the clashes, the bodybuilder-turned-Governor of California delivered his own response to the white supremacist march in Charlottesville

After the US president blamed 'both sides' of the clashes, the bodybuilder-turned-Governor of California delivered his own response to the white supremacist march in Charlottesville

After the US president blamed ‘both sides’ of the clashes, the bodybuilder-turned-Governor of California delivered his own response to the white supremacist march in Charlottesville

‘There are not two sides to hatred. And if you choose to march with a flag that symbolises the slaughter of millions of people, there are not two sides.

‘The only way to beat the loud, angry voices of hate is to meet them with louder, more reasonable voices. And that includes you, President Trump.’

 Not only did the former California governor go head-to-head with the president, but pledged to donate $100,000 to anti-hate organisation the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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