--- title: Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls John Kasich An ‘Action Hero’ description: Arnold Schwarzenegger called John Kasich an “action hero” as he endorsed the Ohio governor for the Republican nomination for president. canonical: https://time.com/4249358/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-07T13:11:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:19:22.220Z article:section: Politics og:title: Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls John Kasich An ‘Action Hero’ og:description: "He kicked some serious butt" og:url: https://time.com/4249358/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a92bb5c6c514472/698880788e0601d463464e96/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Presidential Candidate Gov. John Kasich Is Joined By Arnold Schwarzenegger At Rally In Columbus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls John Kasich An ‘Action Hero’ twitter:description: "He kicked some serious butt" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a92bb5c6c514472/698880788e0601d463464e96/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls John Kasich An ‘Action Hero’ During Campaign Rally  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Mar 7, 2016 1:11 PM UTC  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is embraced by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before taking to the podium during a campaign rally at the Wells Barns at the Franklin Park Conservatory on March 6, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is embraced by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before taking to the podium during a campaign rally at the Wells Barns at the Franklin Park Conservatory on March 6, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.Ty Wright—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Mar 7, 2016 1:11 PM UTC Arnold Schwarzenegger [called John Kasich an “action hero” for America](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/706641908215345153) on Sunday as he endorsed the Ohio governor for the Republican nomination for president at a campaign rally in the candidate’s home state. The former _Terminator_ star told hundreds of supporters that he has been friends with Kasich since the 1980s when they met in Ohio during the actor’s body-building expo. He touted Kasich’s experience in Congress, saying that “he kicked some serious butt.” “He was an action hero when he went to Washington,” Schwarzenegger said. “When he ran for governor, I said to him, ‘I’ll be back,'” the former California governor added. > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/706641908215345153) Schwarzenegger also [took to Snapchat](http://time.com/4248965/arnold-schwarzenegger-snapchat-john-kasich/) earlier Sunday to tell followers on the video messaging app to support Kasich for president. “Thank you, Arnold. Love you, man,” Kasich says at the end of Schwarzenegger’s short clip. > [](https://twitter.com/ketch/status/706559922998218752) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4249358/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4249358/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich/"},"headline":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls John Kasich An ‘Action Hero’ During Campaign Rally","datePublished":"2016-03-07T13:11:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:19:22.220Z","description":"\"He kicked some serious butt\"","url":"https://time.com/4249358/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a92bb5c6c514472/698880788e0601d463464e96/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a92bb5c6c514472/698880788e0601d463464e96/arnold-schwarzenegger-john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Presidential Candidate Gov. 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