Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses 'action hero' John Kasich

Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Kasich.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger may be replacing Donald Trump on The Apprentice, but he's not endorsing him in the Republican presidential race — instead, the former governor of California is throwing his support behind Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Schwarzenegger appeared with Kasich at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, and told the crowd of about 1,000 people that Kasich is an "action hero" who "kicked some serious butt" while serving in Congress, The Guardian reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.