reagan star Dennis Quaid called on the US to “choose a side” in November, questioning whether the US would be “a nation of law and order or wide open borders.” . At Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, Calif., on Saturday, Quaid spoke about how the issues in the 1980 presidential election between former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter were “not so different today.” “Is it similar to that of “?''
“I'm here today to tell you that it's time to choose a side,” Quaid told the thousands of rallygoers. “Are we going to be a country that upholds the Constitution or are we going to be a country that supports TikTok? Are we going to be a country of law and order, or are we going to have wide open borders? It's time to choose a side.”
“You know, I'm an actor and this movie had just come out, and I had the famous last name of Reagan,” Quaid continued. “My favorite president of the 20th century. It's amazing how the issues in the 1980 election are so similar to the issues today. People of a certain age here remember the inflation that was going on at the time. They told us that bank loans were 20 percent, that we were hostage to Iran, that we were a declining country, and Ronald Reagan came along and said, “No, we're not a country in decline. We're going there,” and we followed him. The same goes for President Trump, my favorite president of the 21st century. ”
Quaid is in this movie. reaganAs the 40th President of the United States. The film, which was released in theaters on August 30, 2024, received a “98 percent audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes” and an “A” on CinemaScore.
Actor Dennis Quaid leaves the stage after speaking at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on October 12, 2024 in Coachella, California. (Tama Mario/Getty Images)
In an interview with Joe Rogan in August, Quaid said that while Trump's comments would be “so disgusting,” he felt the former president's “heart is really in the right place.” He added that the country “needs a really strong leader.” “Like Trump.
The actor has previously pointed out that the “weaponization of the judicial system” is occurring and expressed his intention to vote for Trump in the next presidential election.
“I think I'll vote for him in the next election. Yes, I will,” Quaid said. “I wasn't going to vote for Trump until I saw more of a weaponization of the judicial system and a challenge to the Constitution than politics.”
