Veteran actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger first words after undergoing heart surgery were alleged to be “I’m back”. The 70-year-old actor is recovering and in a stable condition following the medical procedure in Los Angeles on Thursday.
His spokesman said the star made the jokey remark in a twist to his well-known “I’ll be back” catchphrase after waking up from the operation.
Daniel Ketchell said Schwarzenegger “is awake and his first words were actually ‘I’m back’”. Schwarzenegger had heart surgery to replace a valve that was originally replaced 20 years ago.
Ketchell said the original replacement pulmonic valve had outlasted its life expectancy. So the former California governor chose to have a less-invasive catheter valve replacement procedure.
Earlier this week, the former California governor spoke to CNN about the changes in the Republican party, noting that its lack of diversity and ability to reach across the aisle are leading to decreased numbers.
“Since then the party has decreased and now has only a 26 percent popularity overall and so it is dying and I see it like the Titanic,” he said. “The only thing is that we don’t have to go under completely. We don’t have to wait for that moment. Let’s change and let’s go and be more open and go back to this kind of like big tent idea of Ronald Reagan.”
