Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a surprise cold open to kick off the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner alongside an old friend former Twins costar Danny DeVito.
In a video that opened the yearly events on Saturday, April 29, 2023, the former California governor and his close friend could be seen feeding Schwarzenegger’s pet donkey and pony while praising the media for their ongoing efforts to bring truth to power.
Opening message from Arnold @Schwarzenegger, with @DannyDeVito appearance. #WHCD #nerdProm pic.twitter.com/9eJlkDKPQB
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As DeVito fed the animals crackers, Arnold said:
“I’m very proud of all of you and it’s not just me and it’s also Lμlμ and Whisky and my twin brother Danny DeVito, we’re all proud of you! I come over here and I’m going to get bit by a horse. That’s the finger, ouch! DeVito joked, as Schwarzenegger told Lμlu, Good girl, good girl.”
Since their 1988 co-starring role in Twins, Schwarzenegger and DeVito have remained friends. They previously collaborated on Junior in 1994 and The Last Action Hero in 1993. Most recently, they worked together on DeVito’s Disney+ animated series Little Demon, where Schwarzenegger made a cameo.
Schwarzenegger spoke:
“You’re actually doing the people’s work. You’re the ally of the people. So never, ever stop shining a light on the truth and informing the public.”
The White House Correspondents’ Association President Tamara Keith then received it as she presided over the evening’s events live from the Washington Hilton. Roy Wood Jr., the host spoke before Arnold’s frigid opening.
Since its inception in 1921, the annual correspondent’s dinner has been attended by both association members and prominent government figures, such as the president and first lady. This is the second White House Correspondents’ Dinner that has taken place in person recently.
The COVID-19 epidemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 tournaments. Schwarzenegger, however, has recently used his platform to condemn the growth of anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in the United States.
The former governor of California thought about how we stop this from ever happening again during a recent trip to Auschwitz in a 12-minute lecture he posted on YouTube in March, stressing he doesn’t want to preach to the choir here.
He explained:
“Today, I want to talk to the people out there who might have already stumbled into the wrong direction, into the wrong path.”
In addition, he made mention of his father, who aIIegedly belonged to the Nazi party and the broken men that I grew up surrounded by in his native Austria following World War II.
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