Actor Rob Schneider Explains Why He Left the Democratic Party: ‘I Had it with Them’ - Schneider, 58, explained why he is no longer a Democrat during an appearance on "FOX & Friends" Wednesday morning.<br /><br />In response to former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard leaving the Democratic Party, he said, "It shouldn't be such a shock. We don't get ten parties, you get two. And I really feel like I don't want the Democratic Party trying to run my life."<br /><br />He continued: "And there's not one aspect of your life that they don't want to interfere with. So I had it with them. So I got out of California and moved to the slightly freer state of Arizona."<br /><br />Schneider said California's governor is the main reason he decided to leave his native California.<br /><br />"I mean, [Gov. Gavin] Newsom pushed me over the edge," said Schneider. "I mean, it's just like, I just don't think your life gets better there. It gets worse."<br /><br />The actor said his beliefs don't align with the Democratic Party's position on God and family.<br /><br />"You know something's wrong when people say, like, if you put God and family and country first, that's somehow controversial. How is that controversial? So I think at a certain point, you have to say, enough of this, and stand up to it."<br /><br />Schneider is a lifelong Democrat who was born in San Francisco. The stand-up comic is best known as a Saturday Night Live veteran and for his starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and its 2005 sequel, The Animal (2001), and more.
