Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fills in a pothole himself

Published April 12, 2023 at 5:35 AM EDT

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was caught on camera filling in a pothole. In a video on Twitter, a driver stops to thank the 75-year-old actor, and here's Schwarzenegger's response.

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: You have to do it yourself. I mean, this is crazy. For three weeks, I've been waiting for this hole to be closed.

FADEL: If he runs for office again, his slogan can be, come with me if you want to live on smoother streets. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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