Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
I am a public servant … not a political servant, not a party servant.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Movie Actor and Producer, Governor of the State of California (Republican), Interview, PBS The Charlie Rose Show, April 12, 2007
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He was reacting to President Donald Trump's demands of Personal Loyalty of his appointees. Trump was a businessman who ran provate (not public) corporations where it was not unusual for the owner to demand personal loyalty of all his key employees. He had not historical knowledge of experience with public service in America where, unlike campaigns, all officials take an oath of loalty to the Constitution and the nation and not to the President. Trump had fired the then FBI Director who was investigationg his campaign for illegal contacts with the Russians, which Trump regarded as an act of disloyalty, especially when the Director refused to pledge his loyalty to Trump.
When Roosevelt was elected Governor of NY State, the State Party Boss Platt saw patronage and contracts was the most important services the Governor should render to the Party. TR had a different view as expressed here.
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodybuilder, and former politician who served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of 2021, he is the most recent Republican governor of California.