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Dennis Quaid does not simply play former presidents, he additionally campaigns for them … stepping as much as the mic throughout a Donald Trump rally in SoCal’s Coachella Valley, and declaring it is time “to pick a side.”
Contemporary off his starring position in “Reagan” — who Dennis known as his favourite prez of the twentieth century — the actor sang Trump’s praises earlier than the candidate got here on stage.
Whereas sporting a MAGA cap, Quaid requested the gang, “Are we gonna be a nation that stands for the Constitution or for TikTok?” He additionally in contrast Trump to Ronald Reagan, saying the nation is going through among the identical points it did in the course of the 1980 election.
Dennis attended the rally along with his brother Randy Quaid, who’s additionally a vocal Trump supporter, and known as Donald … his “favorite president of the 21st century.”
The outside rally wasn’t removed from the positioning of the world well-known Coachella music competition — and when you most likely consider that occasion as a liberal mecca, it’s held in California’s Riverside County … a staunch conservative voting space.
Quaid’s speech is noteworthy as a result of Hollywood actors hardly ever present any public help for Trump. Sure, most occur to be Democrats, however those that aren’t have mentioned they worry a backlash from studios and casting administrators.
Within the homestretch earlier than Election Day, Dennis is clearly rejecting that notion.