Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.Photo: CSPAN
Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a surprise cold open to kick off the2023 White House Correspondents' Dinneralongside an old friend — formerTwinscostarDanny DeVito!
The former Governor of California and his longtime friend appeared in a pre-recorded clip that began the annual festivities on Saturday, feeding Schwarzenegger’s pony and donkey pets while thanking members of the press for their constant pursuit of delivering truth to power.
“I’m very proud of all of you. And it’s not just me and it’s also Lulu and Whisky and my twin brother Danny DeVito, we’re all proud of you!” said Schwarzenegger, 75, as DeVito fed the animals crackers.
Schwarzenegger and DeVito have maintained a friendship since first starring together inTwinsin 1988. The two also worked together onThe Last Action Heroin 1993, andJuniorin 1994. Most recently, they collaborated when Schwarzenegger made a cameo on DeVito’s Disney+ animated seriesLittle Demon.
The action star then tossed it to White House Correspondents' Association President Tamara Keith, who led the evening’s festivities live from the Washington Hilton.
Schwarzenegger’s cold open came before host Roy Wood Jr.’s monologue.
This is the second in-person White House Correspondents' Dinner in recent years. The 2020 and 2021 events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger has in recent months used his platform to denounce a rise in anti-semitism and other forms of hate across the United States.
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“Today, I want to talk to the people out there who might have already stumbled into the wrong direction, into the wrong path,” he explained.
source: people.com
