William Cummings

USA TODAY

Action movie star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a run for the U.S. Senate, Politico reported Thursday.

And why not? Hosting The Apprentice is an obvious launching pad for a political campaign, after all.

"Several GOP political insiders in California" told Politico that Schwarzenegger is mulling a run in 2018 for Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat. At this point, it's not certain if Feinstein — who would turn 85 in 2018 — will seek re-election, although The San Francisco Chronicle reported last month that she sent out invites for a March 18 fundraiser titled "Feinstein for Senate 2018."

Schwarzenegger spokesman Daniel Ketchell did not deny the possibility that the former bodybuilding champ would make a Senate run when asked about the rumors by Politico.

"Right now Gov. Schwarzenegger’s focus is on using his platform to bring some sensibility and coherency to Washington by fighting for redistricting reform, like we did in California," Ketchell said, according to Politico. "We are keeping all of our options open as far as how we can accomplish that."

A Senate campaign would provide the Terminator star a big stage to continue his running feud with President Trump, who has slammed Schwarzenegger's low ratings as the host of The New Celebrity Apprentice. Schwarzenegger, in turn, has been highly critical of the president.

Don't get too pumped up yet though, Arnie fans. The L.A. Times reports that a "source close to Schwarzenegger" said the reports of a possible Senate run aren't true.

If Schwarzenegger were to terminate Feinstein's long Senate career, and then seek a second term six years later, his re-election campaign slogan is ready to go:

"I'll be back." — Schwarzenegger 2026

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