Politics
Dennis Quaid Praises President Donald Trump as ‘Approachable,’ ‘Very Funny’ and ‘Really Genuine’
Dennis Quaid is singing President Donald Trump’s praises.
During the 71-year-old actor’s appearance on the February 18 episode of The Greg Laurie Show, a faith-based podcast hosted by pastor Greg Laurie, Quaid was asked about his interactions with the president, 79.
The Parent Trap star said Trump is “surprisingly approachable and very funny,” adding that he is also “really genuine.”
“He wouldn’t be president if he wasn’t genuine because the people who voted for him know that he has their best interest at heart,” said Quaid. “That he is a genuine person.”
Quaid noted that the Apprentice alum has been “talking about” his political ambitions “for 40 years, ever since he’s been on television.”
“I’ve never seen anybody with that kind of energy,” Quaid added.
While on the topic of politics, host Laurie said he feels that “things have gone so extremely far left right now” when it comes to the current climate.
Quaid explained that he views himself as a “common-sense independent,” adding: “I think I lean more conservative in my head. But I’m just for common sense. It’s really what I am.”
In a 2020 interview with the Daily Beast published at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Quaid praised Trump for how he handled the crisis.
“I think Trump, no matter what anybody thinks of him, is doing a good job at trying to get these states — and all of the American people — what they need, and also trying to hold our economy together and be prepared for when this is all over,” he said at the time. “I don’t want to get into petty arguments about it.”
“I think the president is handling it in a good way,” he added. “We see him on television every day, he’s involved, and the travel ban early on was a great idea—which he did in spite of protest about that. But I don’t want to get into the protest.”
“I’m an independent — I’ve voted both ways throughout my life, swinging like a pendulum toward what the country needed at the time — and I think this might be an opportunity for the country to come together again,” Quaid said.
