Mel Gibson says hes voting for Donald Trump this November and believes Kamala Harris has the intelligence of a fence post.
The Braveheart star and devout Catholics views on politics in America have shifted in various directions over his career - he said he voted for neither major candidate in 2016 - but appears set to cast a ballot for Trump this time.
When caught by TMZ at LAX on Thursday, he was asked who he was voting for in 2024, saying sarcastically: Oh man, thats a big question. I dont think its gonna surprise anyone who I vote for.
After confirming that Trump was a pretty good guess, he suggested that he knew what itd be like if we let her in, referring to Harris.
That aint good. Miserable track record, appalling track record, no policies to speak of and shes got the IQ of a fence post, Gibson said.
Mel Gibson says hes voting for Donald Trump this November and believes Kamala Harris has the intelligence of a fence post
After confirming that Trump was a pretty good guess, he suggested that he knew what itd be like if we let her in, referring to Harris. That aint good. Miserable track record, appalling track record, no policies to speak of and shes got the IQ of a fence post, Gibson said
The 68-year-olds past political views include thinking Bill Clinton was a low-level opportunist in the 1990s to being against George W. Bushs 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 saluted Donald Trump in the crowds at Saturdays UFC clash between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.
The Hollywood actor and director, 65, acknowledged the former US president as he walked by surrounded by his bodyguards at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.
Gibson faced significant backlash after his recorded tirade during the 2006 arrest in Malibu.
He later issued an apology, claiming there was no excuse for his behavior and specifically expressed regret to the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words.
In 2016, he told Variety that his offensive comments were recorded illegally by an unscrupulous police officer during his arrest.
He added: Ten years have gone by. I’m feeling good. I’m sober, all of that kind of stuff, and for me it’s a dim thing in the past. But others bring it up, which kind of I find annoying, because I don’t understand why after 10 years it’s any kind of issue.
Donald Trump talking with Mel Gibson and Roger Stone
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The Braveheart star emphasized that he does not discriminate and believes he shouldn’t be judged for the 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 shouted at her: What do you think youre looking at, sugar t*ts?
In his apology letter to the Anti-Defamation League, he wrote: There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of Anti-Semitic remark.
I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that 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 steps to against his battle with alcohol abuse.
Many people have spoken out, including Robert Downey Jr., in favor of giving Gibson a new lease on life in Hollywood.
Most recently, actor Andrew Garfield said it’s time to move past the judgment of Mel Gibson following the Oscar winners anti-Semitic remarks made during a DUI arrest in 2006.
The 41-year-old Spider-Man alum, who appeared in Gibson’s 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, described the filmmaker as a real empathetic guy who deserves a second chance during a Thursday interview with People.