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Actor Jon Voight has lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling him a “fool” for “allowing destruction” to tear through Los Angeles in the anti-ICE riots.
“You’re a fool blaming Trump!” he begins in his tirade, posted to his X account, against the backdrop of an American flag on Tuesday.
“What are you doing for the destruction of these animals destroying Los Angeles? Are you there, talking calmly with them, you fool! They would burn you down like they’re burning the cars and the American flag, with no regard for humanity. This is not about Trump. This is about protecting the people from these animals and criminals trying to destroy us.”
As the riots head into their sixth day, a curfew was activated by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass overnight Tuesday in the downtown area in response to looters and vandals “taking advantage” of Donald Trump’s “chaotic escalation” in his response to the immigration protests sweeping the city.
Voight, 86, endorsed the president in the November 2020 election. Newsom is currently in a war of words with Trump regarding the military response that has been ordered in LA in response to the riots over mass ICE immigration raids.
“And the police force, are they supposed to stand there, let rocks hit them and kill them? Who’s going to save them? You?” he adds.
The octogenarian then praised Trump’s militarized efforts to stop the riots while simultaneously scolding Newsom for “causing chaos for the people” and labelled him “ a disgrace.”
“You’re nothing but a lying dog for the hopes of becoming the president one day, and God is my witness, truth will prevail because of your faults and your incompetence for California’s failure,” he said.
The Hollywood veteran, who is the father of film star Angelina Jolie, then went on to state, “I stand with Donald Trump to make this state great again.”
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“He is the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln!” he added.
Earlier this year, Trump tapped Voight and MAGA loyalists Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson to become “special ambassadors” to Hollywood.
Trump said the three actors, who have vocally stood by the president, would be his “eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest.”
