Hollywood’s biggest Donald Trump support might be this failed DC superhero

If the 2024 presidential election is decided by A-list supporters, then Donald Trump Maybe he would like to start writing his concession speech now. A roundup of celebrities who have publicly voted for a candidate reads like the Oscars front row when it comes to supporting the Democratic nominee and current vice president Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Trump’s biggest Hollywood supporter (so far) announced Saturday, but even that support felt lukewarm and hollow.

Zachary LeviGiven his apparent skepticism about life-saving vaccines, his criticism of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and his loud and proud support of a credibly accused sex offender (among other issues), his politics have threatened to overshadow his work as an actor for years. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Meanwhile, his most recent role as DC superhero Shazam was a huge hit at the box office, a failure that Levi seemed to attribute to his DC hero Dwayne Johnson and the studio’s marketing team.

When RFK Jr. – whom Levi called “the best we’ve had in a long time” – dropped out of the presidential race, the feed The actor was clearly at a crossroads. In 2020, for example he tweeted, “I am not a fan or supporter of Trump and find his behavior vulgar, callous, narcissistic and lacking in empathy.”

But in a time when… JD Vance Calling Donald Trump “America’s Hitler” and then becoming his choice for vice president is apparently all out of the question. And after RFK Jr. was out, Levi joined (checks notes) Roseanne Barr, Hulk Hoganand fellow flop star Jon Voight in assisting the convicted fraudster.

But unlike the other supporters, Levi’s support was half-hearted at best. Displayed during a Saturday event with RFK, Jr. and former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbardit was hardly an intimate hug.

A video from the event, a rally in Dearborn, Michigan billed as part of Team Trump’s Reclaim America Tour, tells the story. Levi jokingly referred to himself as “Shazam” and said, “For a long time I thought, ‘Man, I really want to find a politician who represents all the things that I want and that 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 crazy.’ And in a perfect world, whatever that would be, I might have voted for Bobby.”

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

“We are here to make sure we take this country back, we will make it great again, we will make it healthy again,” Levi said on stage. “And so I stand with Bobby, and I stand with Tulsi, and I stand with everyone else who stands with President Trump.”

“Because I believe that of the two options we have, and we only have two, Donald Trump is the man who can get us there. And he will get us there because he will have the backing and the support and the wisdom and the knowledge and the fight that is there in Robert Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.”

Before he began his remarks, Levi Bachman performed Turner Overdrive’s 1973 song “Takin’ Care Of Business.” But for his next performance, organizers might consider another classic from that era: Stephen Stills’ Folk-rock classic “Love the One You’re With.” As Trump’s fan base continues to shrink, this song — not the BTO hit or other songs the Trump campaign has used — seems to best describe those who still speak on behalf of the former president.