Could the Most Notable Celebrity Endorsement for Donald Trump Come from a Flop DC Superhero Film in Hollywood? | Entertainment

If the 2024 presidential election is set by A-list endorsers, then Donald Trump would possibly wish to begin writing his concession speech now. A rundown of celebrities who’ve publicly chosen a candidate reads like the entrance row of the Oscars on the subject of help for Democratic nominee and present vice chairman Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Trump’s largest (up to now) Hollywood supporter introduced himself on Saturday, however even that endorsement felt lukewarm and hole.

Zachary Levi’s politics have threatened to overshadow his work as an actor for years, given his apparent skepticism of life-saving vaccines, his criticism of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and his loud and proud support of credibly accused sexual assailant (amongst different points) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Meanwhile, his most up-to-date flip as DC superhero Shazam was a huge bomb at the field workplace, a failure Levi appeared accountable on fellow DC hero Dwayne Johnson and the studio’s advertising and marketing crew.

When RFK, Jr.—who Levi described as “the best we’ve had in a long time”—bowed out of the presidential race, the Chuck actor clearly discovered himself at a crossroads. In 2020, for instance, he tweeted, “I am no fan or supporter of Trump, and I find his behavior to be vulgar, callous, narcissistic, and lacking empathy.”

But in a time when JD Vance can name Donald Trump “America’s Hitler” after which develop into his vice-presidential choose, all bets are apparently off. And with RFK, Jr. out of the race, Levi joined (checks notes) Roseanne Barr, Hulk Hogan, and fellow-flop-starring Jon Voight in supporting the convicted fraudster.

But not like these different supporters, Levi’s endorsement was half-hearted, at greatest. Issued whereas hosting a Saturday event that includes RFK, Jr and former U.S. rep Tulsi Gabbard, it was hardly a full-throated embrace.

Video from the event, a Dearborn, Michigan rally billed as part of “Team Trump’s Reclaim America Tour,” tells the story. Jokingly referring to himself as “Shazam,” Levi mentioned, “For a long time, I was like, ‘Man, I really want to find a politician that represents all of the things that I want and I want to see in a presidential candidate.’ And this year, I found Bobby Kennedy, and I thought, ‘Man, this guy is it. He’s the real deal.’ And in a perfect world, whatever that would look like, perhaps I would have voted for Bobby.”

“But we don’t live in a perfect world,” Levi continued. “In fact, we live in a very broken one, we live in a country that has been hijacked by a lot of people who want to take this place way off the cliff. And we want to stop that, right?”

“We’re here to make sure that we are going to take back this country, we are going to make it great again, we are going to make it healthy again,” Levi mentioned from the stage. “And so, I stand with Bobby, and I stand with Tulsi, and I stand with everyone else who is standing with President Trump.”

“Because I do believe, of the two choices that we have, and we only have two, Donald Trump, President Trump is the man that can get us there. And he’s gonna get us there because he’s gonna have the backing and the support and the wisdom and the knowledge and the fight that exists in Robert Kennedy Jr. and former representative Tulsi Gabbard.”

Before he started his remarks, Levi entered to Bachman Turner Overdrive’s 1973 tune “Takin’ Care Of Business.” But for his subsequent look, organizers would possibly take into account one other traditional tune from that period: Stephen Stills’ folk-rock traditional, “Love the One You’re With.” As Trump's fan base continues to dwindle, its that tune—not the BTO hit or different songs the Trump marketing campaign has used—that seem to greatest describe those that are nonetheless talking on the former president's behalf.