Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol to the Nazis and called President Donald Trump a failed leader who B次元官网网址渨ill go down in history as the worst president ever.B次元官网网址�

The Republican said in a video he released on social media on Sunday that B次元官网网址淲ednesday was the Night of Broken Glass right here in the United States.B次元官网网址� In 1938, Nazis in Germany and Austria vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses during an attack that became known as Kristallnacht or B次元官网网址渢he Night of Broken Glass.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭he broken glass was in the windows of the United States Capitol. But the mob did not just shatter the windows of the Capitol, they shattered the ideas we took for granted,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭hey trampled the very principles on which our country was founded.B次元官网网址�

Schwarzenegger, who was born in Austria, compared the Proud Boys B次元官网网址� a far-right American extremist group B次元官网网址� to the Nazis. Some Proud Boys leaders were arrested in the nationB次元官网网址檚 capital, before and after WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 riots.

B次元官网网址淧resident Trump sought to overturn the results of the election B次元官网网址� and of a fair election,B次元官网网址� Schwarzenegger said in the video. B次元官网网址淗e sought a coup by misleading people with lies.B次元官网网址�

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Schwarzenegger called Trump a failed leader and said he took solace that TrumpB次元官网网址檚 presidency was coming to an end and B次元官网网址渨ould soon be as irrelevant as an old tweet.B次元官网网址�

He called for national unity and vowed his support for President-elect Joe Biden after mobs loyal to Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol, causing a temporary suspension of the electoral count. Members of Congress later returned and certified the results.

Five people died, including a Capitol police officer. Scores of rioters have been arrested and many more are being sought after the brazen attack.

B次元官网网址淎nd to those who think they can overturn the United States Constitution, know this: You will never win,B次元官网网址� Schwarzenegger said.

My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

B次元官网网址� Arnold (@Schwarzenegger)

During the video, which runs for more than seven and a half minutes, Schwarzenegger likened American democracy to the sword he brandished in his early role as B次元官网网址淐onan the Barbarian,B次元官网网址� which he said only grows stronger when it is tempered.

Schwarzenegger, best known for his movie role as the Terminator, was elected as CaliforniaB次元官网网址檚 governor in 2003 during a special recall election. He was later elected to a full term.

B次元官网网址淚 believe, as shaken as we are about the events of recent days, we will come out stronger because we now understand what can be lost,B次元官网网址� he said, adding that those behind WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 riots B次元官网网址� and those that fomented them B次元官网网址� will be held accountable.

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Bobby Caina Calvan, The Associated Press

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