Actor Jeff Daniels has made headlines recently. He did so by strongly criticizing Trump and his supporters, particularly those that attended and/or are attracted to his political rallies. He suggested that should Trump win in 2020, it would be "the end of democracy."
Daniels is currently starring in a Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," playing one of the most famous major characters of American fiction, Atticus Finch. Daniels referenced "To Kill a Mockingbird" several times, as he tore into Trump and his supporters:
“Make a decision now. You have to decide if, like Atticus, you believe that there is still compassion, decency, civility, respect for others. ‘Do unto others,’ remember that? All that stuff you guys believe in and you still voted ... for Trump. Where are you now? Your kids are looking up at you — and he lies. I think there are a lot of people in the Midwest ... that it might be enough for them [to vote him out]. We’re going to find out. If the big gamble is to go all the way to November 2020 ... and lose, it's the end of democracy."
Daniels went on, quoting from "To Kill a Mockingbird" again:
"A mob is a place where people go to take a break from their conscience."
With that clear reference, Daniels then tore into Trump's infamous political rallies:
“That’s what I see when I look at Donald Trump’s rallies. That’s when I see the lies spewing at these people and people going, ‘I gotta believe in something,’ and he said he’d bring my manufacturing job back and she didn’t, and I’m all in.’ But at the end of the day, aside from ‘Yeah, I don’t wanna pay taxes,’ it’s race. It’s race.’”
Daniels continued:
"This is about the Republican Party, or a wing of it, going ‘This is our last chance to save the party. And if we don’t, it’s the end of the Republican Party.’ And the only way they can do that was to tap the race button and say, ‘Go ahead, it’s OK.’ And he (Trump) did. And they did. That was the only card they had left to play, and they played it. And they aren’t going to go quietly."
Jeff Daniels says if Trump is re-elected it will be the 'end of democracy' Yahoo Celebrity SUZY BYRNE May 21st 2019:
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/05/21/jeff-daniels-says-if-trump-is-re-elected-it-will-be-the-end-of-democracy/23732206/
Jeff Daniels Tears Into Trump, His Base And GOP In Viral ‘It’s Race’ Explainer HuffPost Lee Moran ,HuffPost•May 21, 2019:
https://news.yahoo.com/jeff-daniels-donald-trump-atticus-133556480.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca
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