Mel Gibson says he’ll vote for Donald Trump this November and thinks Kamala Harris has the intelligence of a fence post.
The Braveheart star and devout Catholic’s views on American politics have shifted in several directions throughout his career (he said he didn’t vote for any of the major candidates in 2016), but this time he seems ready to vote. by Trump.
When TMZ caught him at LAX on Thursday, he was asked who he would vote for in 2024 and he sarcastically said, “Oh, man, that’s a great question.” “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone who I vote for.”
After confirming that Trump was a “pretty good guess,” he suggested he knew “what it would be like if we let her in,” referring to Harris.
‘That’s not good. “A miserable record, an atrocious record, no policies to speak of and he has the IQ of a fence post,” Gibson said.
Mel Gibson says he will vote for Donald Trump this November and thinks Kamala Harris has the intelligence of a fence post
After confirming that Trump was a “pretty good guess,” he suggested he knew “what it would be like if we let her in,” referring to Harris. ‘That’s not good. “A miserable record, an atrocious record, no policies to speak of and he has the IQ of a fence post,” Gibson said.
The 68-year-old’s previous political views include thinking Bill Clinton was a “low-level opportunist” in the 1990s or being against George W. Bush’s wars in the Middle East in the 2000s.
He said that in 2016, however, he did not vote for Trump or Hillary Clinton.
In 2021, Gibson greeted Donald Trump in the crowd at Saturday’s UFC clash between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.
The Hollywood actor and director, 65, recognized the former US president as he walked past surrounded by his bodyguards at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.
Gibson faced significant backlash after his taped tirade during his 2006 arrest in Malibu.
He later apologized, stating that there was “no excuse” for his behavior and specifically expressed regret to the “Jewish community for the biting and harmful words.”
In 2016, he said Variety that his offensive comments were “illegally recorded by an unscrupulous police officer” during his arrest.
And he added: ‘Ten years have passed. I feel good. I’m sober, all that kind of stuff, and to me it’s kind of dark in the past. But others mention it, which I find annoying, because I don’t understand why after 10 years it is a problem.”
Donald Trump speaking with Mel Gibson and Roger Stone
The Braveheart star emphasized that he does not discriminate and believes he should not be judged for reprehensible comments he made while under the influence.
It was also noted in the police report that at one point Mel noticed a female officer and yelled at her: ‘What do you think you’re looking at, sugar titties?’
In his apology letter to Anti-Defamation Leaguewrote: ‘There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any type of anti-Semitic comments.
“I want to specifically apologize to all members of the Jewish community for the biting and harmful words I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a DUI charge.”
He had previously said in a statement that he was “taking the necessary measures” to fight alcohol abuse.
Many people have spoken out, including Robert Downey Jr., in favor of giving Gibson a new lease on life in Hollywood.
More recently, actor Andrew Garfield said it’s time to move on from Mel Gibson’s trial following the Oscar winner’s anti-Semitic comments during a 2006 DUI arrest.
The Spider-Man alum, 41, who appeared in Gibson’s 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, described the filmmaker as a “really empathetic guy” who “deserves a second chance” during an interview Thursday with People.