Arnold Schwarzenegger and 'Twins' star Danny DeVito reunite at 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner

To kick off the 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner, Arnold Schwarzenegger presented a surprise cold open alongside an old buddy – former Twins costar Danny DeVito!

The former California governor and his longtime friend appeared in a pre-recorded tape that kicked off the annual celebrations on Saturday, feeding Schwarzenegger's pony and donkey pets while thanking members of the press for their unwavering pursuit of truth to power.

"I'm quite proud of you guys. And it's not just me; Lulu, Whisky, and my twin brother Danny DeVito are also proud of you!" Schwarzenegger, 75, said as DeVito fed crackers to the animals.

"I'm going to get bitten by a horse if I come over here." Oh, that's the finger!" "Good girl, good girl," quipped DeVito, 78, as Schwarzenegger told Lulu, "Good girl, good girl."

Opening message from Arnold @Schwarzenegger, with @DannyDeVito appearance. #WHCD #nerdProm pic.twitter.com/9eJlkDKPQB

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Since their initial appearance in Twins in 1988, Schwarzenegger and DeVito have remained a bond. They also collaborated on the films The Last Action Hero in 1993 and Junior in 1994. They most recently worked together when Schwarzenegger appeared in DeVito's Disney+ animated series Little Demon.

In another segment of his CNN interview, Schwarzenegger told the press, "You're actually doing the people's work." You are the people's ally. As a result, never, ever stop shining a light on the truth and informing the public."

The action star then passed it to White House Correspondents' Association President Tamara Keith, who presided over the evening's events live from the Washington Hilton.

The cold open featured Arnold Schwarzenegger before host Roy Wood Jr.'s monologue.

The annual correspondent's dinner dates back to 1921 and has traditionally been attended by association members as well as high-ranking government officials such as the president and first lady.

This is the second White House Correspondents' Dinner held in person in recent years. The COVID-19 epidemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 tournaments.

Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger has used his platform in recent months to condemn an increase in anti-semitism and other forms of hatred across the United States.

Following a recent trip to Auschwitz, the former California governor pondered how "we stop this from ever happening again" in a 12-minute speech he posted on YouTube in March, noting that he doesn't "want to preach to the choir here."

"Today, I want to talk to people who may have already gone in the wrong direction, down the wrong path," he explained.

He also mentioned his father, who allegedly belonged to the Nazi party, and "the broken men that I grew up surrounded by" after World War II in his home country of Austria, who "felt like losers" because they "fell for a horrible loser ideology."