Mel Gibson pleased with Trump’s visit to LA: ‘It’s like Daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off’

President Donald Trump has more open support from traditionally Democratic demographics during his second time in the White House.

That includes celebrities like actor and director Mel Gibson, who likened Trump’s recent trip to California to a father coming home to lay down the law. On Friday’s episode of Fox News’s “Hannity,” Gibson talked about the wildfires that have devastated a large swath of California, including his own home which was reduced to rubble by the blaze.

“How bad has it been?” asked host Sean Hannity. “You’ve been living through these wildfires. You read about hydrants that don’t have water. You read about cutting firefighters’ budgets, you read about reservoirs that are empty. I mean, it’s gotta be frustrating.”

“Well, it is. There are those that say, ‘They must’ve done it on purpose.’ I won’t go that far, but if they didn’t do it on purpose, I think they certainly facilitated it,” the actor responded. “And my heart goes out to all the other residents. You meet people all the time who’ve lost their homes. And you talk and commiserate and buck each other up, and everyone’s putting on a brave face. They’re a good bunch out here.”

“I’m glad Trump’s here at the moment. It’s like daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off, you know? So, I think he’ll get some results here quickly,” he added.

The conversation also included some commentary on Gibson’s appointment by Trump, who made the actor a “Special Ambassador to Hollywood” alongside Sly Stallone and Jon Voight.

“And you know, as far as being an ambassador goes, I think, you know, looking at tax incentives, I know [Governor Gavin] Newsom gave some tax incentives, but maybe not enough because it is still not working. And there are things that offset that,” he said. “I had to shoot a film for one day in LA, and it was cheaper for me to take the whole crew and fly them to Europe and shoot for three days, lodge them, fly them, everything, than it was to shoot one day just down the road. There is something wrong there. And I think there are solutions. And we will try to level the playing field. Years ago, he couldn’t do it because, you know, there were obstacles. He tried, though.”

Trump announced Gibson’s new position in a Truth Social post on January 16, just days before taking office.

“It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” the president posted. “They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!”

Sierra Marlee

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