Michael Rapaport won’t get fooled again.
The star of “Atypical,” “Beautiful Girls” and countless other projects has been one of Donald Trump’s biggest critics. Much of what the actor says about the former President can’t be spelled out here.
Lately, he’s starting to soften toward the combative leader. And that has plenty to do with today’s Democratic Party and the mainstream media.
Rapaport appeared on “The Patrick Bet-David Podcast” to discuss the political scene and more. The conversation touched on the infamous “Charlottesville Lie,” peddled by the press and, more significantly, President Joe Biden.
The lie?
President Trump referred to Nazis as “very fine people” in 2017 following a violent protest tied to a statue’s removal. He did no such thing, even though Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign with the lie and the mainstream media promoted it.
Rapaport bought the lie, much like many Americans who still trust the press without question. Now, he realizes he was wrong.
The actor told Team PBD how he’s evolved in his thinking over the last few months.
Rapaport still loathes Trump’s demeanor, then and now.
“A lot of his policies while he was in office I liked … but the spillage, the messiness, the antagonistic behavior towards anybody, ANYBODY … once he feels betrayed or insulted it’s attack, attack attack in the most disrespectful way .. it’s not acceptable as a president,” Rapaport explained.
He then went back and forth with Bet-David and his co-hosts about Biden, Trump and politics in general. The exchange included the “very fine people” line, and what the actor said proved eye opening.
“When you see the full quote, that wasn’t what [Trump] said and I ranted on him hard for that, hard … I was like, ‘what are you talking about, man?’” Rapaport recalled.
Bet-David asked if Rapaport would still vote for Trump despite his unease with his boorish behavior.
Yes, he said.
One thing is clear. Rapaport won’t be voting for President Biden or, if he steps down given his declining mental health, Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I won’t vote for them. That’s not happening,” Rapaport said. That includes a possible Democratic replacement like California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“I just left California. I’m not going for Gavin with the good hair,” he cracked. “I’m not a sucker.”
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