Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career in Hollywood yielded several quotes that are now woven into the country’s pop culture fabric, perhaps none more famous than the line “I’ll be back,” from his role as a time-traveling robot assassin in the 1984 science-fiction film “The Terminator.”
True to form, the actor-turned-politician came back for another round of taunts directed at former Trump administration official Jeffrey Clark on Tuesday, following up on a brutal Twitter roast from October 2022. At that time, the two briefly sparred over Schwarzenegger filing an amicus brief in a United States Supreme Court case. The Supreme Court issued its decision for that case on Tuesday, ruling the way Schwarzenegger had hoped.
“Hi Jeff! I know the Supreme Court went my way in Moore v. Harper and not yours, but I’m still here for leg training tips! You can get some free workouts and positivity here (it might help you!),” Schwarzenegger tweeted, which included a link to his daily fitness newsletter.
Hi Jeff! I know the Supreme Court went my way in Moore v. Harper and not yours, but I’m still here for leg training tips! You can get some free workouts and positivity here (it might help you!): https://t.co/vhhrgxQq1x https://t.co/2rUVJBcTHZ
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) June 27, 2023
The feud between Schwarzenegger and Clark — who served as an assistant attorney general in the Trump administration — began when Schwarzenegger announced that he had filed an amicus brief to the court in Moore v. Harper.
The case centered on a controversial interpretation of the U.S. Constitution known as the “independent state legislature theory.” In its most extreme form, the theory holds that state legislatures have unfettered authority over federal elections and that state courts cannot enforce state constitutional provisions. The case made its way to the high court after the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected an extremely gerrymandered boundary map that conservative state lawmakers drew in 2021 during redistricting.
