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In a video widely available online, and recorded during the COVID era, Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke about trusting experts in their domain of expertise, and towards the end of the video, said:

No, screw your freedom, because with freedom comes applications and responsibilities.

This video was also posted on Arnold’s official YouTube Channel (linked below). Other reporting suggested this was from a CNN panel regarding the topic, which seems likely given the panel members.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s1VglkDNmc

Note: This article was originally published with a shorter version of the video, but we found the longer version and have updated this article.

The Rumble embed of the video is below:

After the fact, years later, Arnold apologized for saying this:

I want to thank you for your open-mindedness. I think we should be able to disagree without being enemies.

Here’s what else I’ll say: I’m sorry for saying those words. I try to be relentlessly positive, but sometimes my mouth gets ahead of me. I should have communicated better. https://t.co/hpqcrbni3F

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) April 5, 2023