People Have Strong Reactions To Zachary Levi's Defense Of His "Sacrifice" To Support Donald Trump
The star of the Shazam! films has had a complicated relationship with Hollywood after he became rather vocal about his political beliefs.
He was initially an outspoken supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president until he dropped out and backed Donald Trump.
In September 2024, he attended a Trump rally to join a conversation between RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, saying, "We're here to make sure that we are going to take back this country. We are going to make it great again. We are going to make it healthy again."
"I do believe that of the two choices that we have — and we only have two — Donald Trump, President Trump is the man that can get us there. And he's gonna get us there because he's gonna have the backing and the support and the wisdom and the knowledge and the fight that exists in Robert Kennedy Jr. and former representative Tulsi Gabbard."
Following his endorsement, many began to wonder what influence his acting career might have had on his endorsement. An insider even told The Hollywood Reporter that Zachary"thought [ Shazam! ] was his ticket to being The Rock or Chris Evans. But it didn't happen for him, and he's bitter about that."
The first Shazam! was a big hit at the box office. However, the sequel, Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), received mixed reviews. The following year, he starred in Spy Kids and Chicken Run sequels, as well as Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Fast forward to 2025. Trump is officially the 47th president of the United States, and Zachary feels mighty emboldened and "felt peace" over his support of Trump's presidency, regardless of what that means for his career in Hollywood.
On SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Show to promote his new movie, The Unbreakable Boy, Zachary discussed how God saved his life and how his support for RFK Jr. and Tulsi led to his unwavering support of Trump. "I felt peace because I knew that this was more important than saving my career."
"I think we too often fall into these paradigms, these thought processes of self-preservation, and it is not good," Zachary said. "We need to be wise, and we want to survive, and we want to live and flourish and all those things, but we can't merely make decisions off of, 'Well, I hope nothing bad happens to me.' You got to sacrifice.'"
"What am I really afraid of at the end of the day? That I'm somehow going to lose jobs in an industry that I already believe is completely falling apart and that won't even be creating jobs for me in a few years anyway?" he continued. "Like, come on. If I lose all of my acting career, and I hope I don't, and so far I haven't… But none of that matters. If the world goes off a cliff, what does it matter?"
Zachary praised Trump for "doing what he said he was going to do," adding it's "some of the things I was kind of even secretly hoping he was going to do because, damn it, we do deserve to know what's going on."
"That's why I said on the podcast when I talked to you before: What is it to gain the world but lose your soul in the process, lose our ability to have liberty, freedom, free speech? The things, ironically the people on the other side are suggesting that Trump is trying to take away. Which I'm like, do you understand free speech? I think a lot of people don't understand free speech, that it actually protects hate speech — stuff that I don't want anyone to say. I don't want any of that to come out of people's mouths."
"And so it was like, listen, I'm not even giving up my life for that. Some people have died for that. Many people have died for that. If anything, my career dies, my acting career that I've been blessed enough to do for 25 years. If that's in the cards for me, then OK, God, if I'm walking with God, God will protect me," Zachary said.
In the spirit of the "free speech" Zachary is championing, here are the mixed reactions he's receiving for his most recent comments:
"In what world is supporting a politician more important than having a career??" one person wrote. "I don't know any politician, right or left, that's worth that," one person wrote.
"Oh so brave. his career wasn't doing much anything. After Shazam 2 where he was the worst part of the movie (Asher should've been both characters) and then Harry's Puprple PIckle came out and nobody cared. He went MAGA to get attention and he did get it. It just didn't translate to the monetary gain most who know how to capitalize on a crowd usually get," another person wrote.
"I cry really, Trump is so sent by God to keep the peace, and he's a hardass!!!! I'm praying for his safety everyday. Chuck is one of the best show/ White collar. I really appreciate Zach."
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