During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) dismissed a claim from host Jake Tapper to suggest Republicans were to blame for the national political battles over redistricting.

Partial transcript as follows:

TAPPER: As you acknowledged, this all started because of redistricting in Texas. And this was Trump pushing Republican- controlled states to throw out their current congressional maps, so as to cook the books so that there is less — it is less likely for Democrats to retake control of the House during the next-year midterms.

SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, no, Jake.

TAPPER: I mean, is it fair to argue that — do you believe that the Republican Party is starting this?

SCHWARZENEGGER: Yes. No, Jake, there has been gerrymandering going on for 200

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