In a recent television interview, Dennis Quaid argued that it wasn’t politics, but the “weaponization of the justice system” and his policy record that ultimately led him to decide to vote for former President Trump.
“People may call him an idiot, but he’s my idiot,” the Hollywood actor declared.
Quaid has appeared in Hollywood hits such as Traffic (2000) and Dragonheart (1996), and will play President Ronald Reagan in the 2024 biopic Reagan, which is due to premiere in August.
“I’m going to be voting for him in the next election,” the actor told “Piers Morgan Uncensored” host Piers Morgan on Tuesday.
“And that makes sense. I wasn’t going to vote for Trump, but more than politics, I’ve started to see the weaponization of the justice system and the challenges to the Constitution.”
“Trump is probably the most investigated person in the history of the world, and yet investigators have not actually found any crimes,” he added.
When asked by Morgan if he had to like Trump to vote for him, Quaid said he was put off by some of Trump’s past comments, “but as a president … the only thing I liked about Trump was everything he’s done.”
“What he did in Korea, what he did with Rocket Baby, how he took down ISIS in three weeks. You know, people don’t remember that it happened so quickly. The way he stood up for us overseas. The way he responded to China. He stands up for the people. That’s what makes him a leader. I would compare it to what was going on under Jimmy Carter, where we were trying to be everybody’s friend and ally,” he said.
“And there are evil people and bad people in this world. So people [Trump] “He’s my idiot, but he’s my idiot,” Quaid said.
“The one thing about him is he truly feels he’s working for the American people. That’s what he’s all about and I believe that’s true and I believe that’s sincere,” Quaid said.
Regarding his opinion of Biden, Quaid said, “I don’t think he’s steering the ship. I don’t think he’s there. I think he’s just saying things to get votes and he doesn’t really believe them. And now I’m going to get some real backlash, but that’s how I feel.”
He also expressed hope that Americans would be able to unite across political divides after the election, saying, “No matter who’s elected, it’s not the end of the world.”
