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maxsolomon

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6. You know he didn't speak up earlier?

Reply to Ponietz (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:31 PM

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You think an actor speaking against Trump at any time in the last 10 would have changed anything? Hundreds of celebrities more influential than Gere did and we still wound up in hell.

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Richard Gere on Trump: "We're living in the darkest moment that I've experienced on this planet. Whoever thought America [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

Totally agree with him. Dave Bowman Yesterday #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #2

The Republican Party gave us the monster. dalton99a Yesterday #3

The Republican Party, and (unwittingly) NBC TV. ShazzieB Yesterday #8

Don't forget FOX NEWS and its multimillionaire liars Justice matters. Yesterday #15

And, For Whatever Reason (Bribery, Sick Insider-ism?) a Sleazy, Truly Unbelievably Nazi-like Propagandistic The Roux Comes First 21 hrs ago #26

and their voters too! RT Atlanta 21 hrs ago #27

No one thought the land of Beethoven, Goethe and Kepler would go nazi until it did. paleotn Yesterday #4

Thank you Mr. Gere for speaking up in 2026 Ponietz Yesterday #5

You know he didn't speak up earlier? maxsolomon Yesterday #6

Gere has always spoken up. milestogo Yesterday #7

In February 2025, while accepting a Goya Lifetime Achievement award, he called Trump a bully and a thug. femmedem 20 hrs ago #31

Lots of powerful people ... ZDU Yesterday #9

There were some deniers here on DU. wnylib 21 hrs ago #22

Understood ZDU 21 hrs ago #24

Yes, I think that things will get worse before they get better. wnylib 21 hrs ago #28

Similarly, a big division existed around whether Merrick Garland... Shoeless Louis 19 hrs ago #33

I regret that I was one of Garland's defenders. wnylib 18 hrs ago #34

Amen! BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #10

Richard Gere will now be the recipient of a mean tweet or truth social post that he LoisB Yesterday #11

"Whoever thought America could turn like this?" OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #12

Bingo OB popsdenver Yesterday #17

Yes indeed! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #23

HW Bush stole the election and installed Reagan? radical noodle 20 hrs ago #32

Reagan/Bush popsdenver 10 hrs ago #36

I do remember that now... radical noodle 6 hrs ago #37

HW popsdenver 25 min ago #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 21 hrs ago #25

The frog relogic Yesterday #13

Again, this was not an overnight thing BaronChocula Yesterday #14

The reputation of this country will never be restored within my lifetime. I mean, electing Trump ONCE was bad enough - Midwestern Democrat Yesterday #16

My heart is broken ... I will not see my America again LSparkle Yesterday #18

Born in same year (1949), same Eastern PA, have same sentiments. ColoringFool Yesterday #19

"Every day I ask myself the same question: dedl67 Yesterday #20

Great quote! calimary 21 hrs ago #29

Strange that the Mass Media picked _this_ up.. Wonder what is going on ? dave99 Yesterday #21

Some people saw it coming decades ago. BlueTsunami2018 21 hrs ago #30

I have said these same words.....MANY times! young_at_heart 16 hrs ago #35