Jon Voight claims ‘racism was solved long ago’ as he defends Trump after deadly US shootings
The Oscar winner also claimed that ‘angered left-wingers preach love but only pollute’
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Your support makes all the difference.Jon Voight has claimed that “the angered left and angered minorities” wish to hold Donald Trump responsible for the racism of the past, in a pro-Trump video published by the Oscar-winning actor that also claims that racism was “solved long ago”.
The actor, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump throughout his presidency, posted the video to his Twitter account under the title “Jon Voight’s message for America”. In it, he declares that “too many are angry at the words of racism. This has been a big issue for the black community since the Civil War, but this has been solved long ago by our forefathers.”
He continues, “It seems that the angered left and angered minorities want to hold President Trump accountable for past lives. You see, we have been gifted with truth and, as I see it, anger is among the old chains that were binding to the people of slavery, old wounds that still seem fresh.”
“We must understand that this is a nation of liberty, and this president is honouring all,” he says. “He is not a racist, but a man who loves his country and has every intention to make this land great again. Let us vote for this country’s safety. And may all the angered left find truth, what truth stands for.”
Voight, who currently stars in the series Ray Donovan and is the father of actor Angelina Jolie, has been one of Hollywood’s most vocal conservatives in the past decade, after renouncing the liberal political stances and activism of his early adulthood. He additionally claimed in 2017 that Trump’s election had meant that “God answered all our prayers”.
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