Harrison Ford is getting concerned in politics this yr — in a means he by no means imagined.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, the 82-year-old actor introduced his endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, marking his first official political endorsement.
“I am Harrison Ford, doing one thing I by no means thought I might do,” Ford started his video assertion, which was shared with PEOPLE. “Telling individuals I’ve by no means met who I am voting for and why I feel they may do the identical.”
“This election, I am casting my poll for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Ford continued, talking on to the digital camera. “Do I agree with each one in all their insurance policies? After all not. Do I feel they’re excellent? C’mon, for crying out loud, they’re individuals identical to you and me.”
Ford then stated he helps Harris and Walz for a few of their beliefs — together with within the rule of legislation, science and the concept “once you govern, you achieve this for all Individuals.”
“Look, I am pissed off about a whole lot of issues on this nation. I am positive you might be too,” he continued, earlier than referring to former president Donald Trump. “However the different man? He spent 4 years turning us towards one another whereas embracing dictators and tyrants world wide. That is not how we’re.”
“We needn’t ‘make America nice once more.’ C’mon, we’re nice. What we’d like is to work collectively once more. What we’d like is a president who works for all of us once more,” Ford concluded the clip.
In a separate video, the Indiana Jones star spoke out extra instantly towards Trump, stating that he believes the “different man calls for unquestioning loyalty” and that Trump “desires revenge.”
“Look, I have been voting for 64 years. By no means actually needed to speak about it very a lot. However when dozens of former members of the Trump administration are sounding alarms, saying, ‘For God’s sake, do not do that once more,’ you need to concentrate,” Ford stated within the video.
“The reality is that this: Kamala Harris will shield your proper to disagree along with her about insurance policies or concepts,” he added.
Regardless of this being his first official endorsement of a presidential candidate, Ford has spoken publicly about who he is voting for in recent times. In 2020, he revealed in a dialog with former New York Metropolis mayor Mike Bloomberg that he was voting for Joe Biden.
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In a clip posted on Bloomberg’s Instagram web page, the pair mentioned the continued concern of local weather change and why they believed Biden might deal with the problem.
“We need to discuss probably the most urgent drawback in America at this time, and that’s our management,” Ford stated on the time. “We need to encourage individuals to assist candidates who will assist the setting.”
“The person’s a centrist,” the Star Wars alum stated of Biden. “He stated — he believes in a coalition, he believes in consensus. That’s the Democratic occasion.”
Ford joins a lot of different celebrities who’ve endorsed the vp forward of election day on Nov. 5, together with Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Aniston and Beyoncé.
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