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New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Nick Offerman does not want to ‘pick an argument' with Trump-supporter co-star Dennis Quaid
Actor Nick Offerman said last week he wasn't looking to have a political squabble with his 'Sovereign' co-star Dennis Quaid over President Donald Trump. 'Dennis Quaid is a fantastic actor whom I've looked up to my whole life, and he [is] better in this film than almost anything I've seen him in,' Offerman said in a response on Reddit to a commenter asking about how he deals with Trump supporters like Quaid. Offerman had made an 'ask me anything' post on the site inviting users to inquire about 'Sovereign,' his new film with Quaid about an anti-government extremist and his son, and an eventual police standoff. 'We didn't have a lot of time together on set, so the context wasn't really conducive to digging into settling the world's problems, or even just those of America. 'Good morning, Dennis. How about those Epstein files? Anyway, want to run our lines,'' Offerman added. The actor, famous for his role as Ron Swanson on 'Parks & Recreation,' said he believes those who voted for the 47th president are good people, even though he disagrees with them. 4 Nick Offerman at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2025. Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock 4 Dennis Quaid attends the photocall at the 71st Taormina Film Festival on June 13, 2025 in Taormina, Italy. Getty Images 'Dealing with Trump supporters in the world is something I try to handle with nuance, because I know many others around the states who are very good people and citizens and would give you the shirt of their back,' Offerman said. 'They are on the receiving end of an absolute firehose of misinformation, so it's really cognitively dissonant (impossible) to engage in rational discourse.' He has said that his libertarian 'Parks and Recreation' character would have 'despised Trump,' and he thinks Republicans trend toward fascism. 4 Dennis Quaid spoke at one of Trump's rallies in California ahead of the 2024 election. 'I think we're all wrong about a lot of things, but the reason I lean left is because at the end of the Republican plan is austerity and literal fascism, sad military muscle parades and mounted troops in the LA, the coolest city in the world, and all the rest of the current bed-s—tings, and at the end of the Democrat plan is health care and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for everybody,' he said. 4 Sovereign movie starring Nick Offerman and Dennis Quaid. Briarcliff Entertainment Offerman added that he wanted to work with Quaid and leave politics out. 'No matter who we voted for, it requires all of us (including an overwhelming number of immigrants) to make the great bounty this country produces, and is then so disproportionately pocketed by the ultra-wealthy, so I am not going to pick an argument with Dennis Quaid over our political leanings because I'm going to shake his hand and try to make a great film,' Offerman said.
Buzz Feed
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Nick Offerman Blasts Donald Trump For Cutting National Parks Budget
Hot Topic 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics Nick Offerman has called out President Donald Trump after his 'big, beautiful bill' — which he signed into law earlier this month — slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to America's national parks. 'Let me get this straight, Mr. President. You cut $267 million to get back $90 million. Now, I'm no mathematician but I believe that's called shitting the bed,' said Offerman in an appearance on Tuesday's episode of The Daily Show. 'But then again, I didn't go to Wharton Business College.' The Parks & Recreation star — who portrayed libertarian official Ron Swanson — turned to several news reports detailing how America's 'pastoral gifts' are 'under attack' as staffing levels have seen a notable dip across the National Park System since January, per the National Parks Conservation Association. One clip noted that park scientists, in some cases, have been forced to help clean toilets due to staffing shortages. Offerman — who quipped that the situation is like " Good Will Hunting but in reverse" — stressed that the cuts are a 'huge mistake.' 'No scientist has the strength to clean the skid marks of a man who's been eating beans and campfire hot dogs for the past three days! They're weak,' he joked. He went on to refer to Trump 'shaking down foreigners' after he issued an executive order earlier this month that calls for foreign tourists to face higher park entry fees, a move that the administration expects to generate more than $90 million annually. After highlighting how national parks contributed a record $55.6 billion to the U.S. economy and supported over 415,000 jobs just two years ago, Offerman explained why the parks are a 'true miracle.' 'It is an affordable vacation that everyone can take inside our own borders, whether you're traveling with your family or abandoning your constituents during a crisis,' quipped the actor as a photo of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) amid his Cancun controversy appeared on screen. Offerman, who recently revealed why Ron Swanson would've 'despised' Trump, then mocked the president for speaking so 'fondly' of national parks in years past. He turned to a 2020 clip of Trump who, when referencing sequoia trees at Yosemite National Park, appeared to pronounce the park's name as 'yo-semites.' 'It's Yosemite,' Offerman remarked. ''Yo, Semites,' is what a bad undercover cop might say to a group of Hasidic Jews.'
Buzz Feed
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Nick Offerman Says Ron Swanson Is Not A Trump Supporter
Nick Offerman is shutting down "dumb people" who think his most beloved TV character would be a Trump supporter. In an interview with IndieWire to promote his new film Sovereignty, Nick made it clear that Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation would not be an unwavering supporter of the 47th president. Nick played Ron in Parks and Rec for seven seasons and 126 episodes between 2009 and 2015. Since then, the character Ron has lived on as a prime choice for clips, memes, and GIFs shared across the interwebs. The actor boiled it down to the fact that MAGA supporters might believe, "Well, he had a shotgun, so he must be one of us," he said. "Dumb people insist that Ron Swanson would've voted for Trump. And I don't deign to answer myself," Nick continued. "I take it to Mike Schur, the main creator of Ron, and he said, 'Swanson would've despised Trump, because Ron loved capitalism. And Trump made the stupidest move you could make as a capitalist, which is to go into public service.'" Nick believes that Ron wouldn't be MAGA at all, and he would despise its leader. "He would think he's an absolute idiot. He would also despise him because he's disrespectful to women and many others. And that's just an example of all the people and value sets that Ron would despise, because Ron is a good person." As a fan of Parks & Recreation who relates so hard with the series (I'm a Donna Meagle with a Tom Haverford rising at my job), it's obvious that Ron wouldn't be a Trump supporter. For one, he's not even a Republican. "Ron Swanson, a wonderful creation from much more brilliant minds than my own, people hold up for the wrong reasons, and take their own reading of this true Libertarian who was cool with everybody," Nick said in the interview. Ron fired back with a reference to the series finale, "One Last Ride," which included the wedding of Ron's hairdresser, Typhoon. "Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb fuck," Nick wrote. "Happy Pride." So that's that! Ron is a Libertarian LGBTQ+ ally. Period.
Epoch Times
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
‘Sovereign': True Story About The Sovereign Citizen Movement
R | 1h 40m | Drama | 2025 Nick Offerman's career-defining character on TV's 'Parks & Recreation,' Ron Swanson, had a few functions on the show. One of them was the grounding counterpoint his Libertarian screeds had on Leslie Knope's (Amy Poehler) overly optimistic liberalism. It gave audiences the rare, positive portrayal of a small-government outlook.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Adam Scott's Grown Daughter Just Posted A TikTok With Him, And People Genuinely Can't Believe He's Old Enough To Be Her Dad
People have been left absolutely stunned after Adam Scott made a surprise appearance in his daughter's TikTok video on Wednesday, with many admitting that they had no idea he is old enough to have a 16-year-old child. Francesca Scott introduced her famous dad to her followers in a video that used a viral audio clip of Kim Kardashian describing her week's plans to Scott Disick. 'Me informing my dad about my weekend plans,' Francesca wrote, while lip-syncing: 'I have a busy week.' The camera then pans to Adam, who looks unimpressed as he lip-syncs Scott's part, asking: 'Do you?' 'Thursday, Nobu. Vegas Friday — then I have a spray tan at 8.45,' Francesca's part continues, with Adam being shown again as he lip-syncs: 'Oh my god, things are filling up!' Related: Keke Palmer's "Sickening" Dress Has The Internet In Shambles The TikTok has already been viewed more than four million times in just 24 hours, and has racked up over 700k likes and thousands of comments — with everybody saying the same thing about 52-year-old Adam. TikTok @francescascottspamtiktok / Via 'It appears that I've severely underestimated Adam Scott's age,' the top comment reads. 'I'm shocked Adam Scott has a daughter this old,' somebody else wrote, while another joked: 'How is Adam Scott my age who also has a daughter that's my age.' 'Adam Scott has been 35 to me for the last 20yrs. Paul Rudd level aging,' one more wrote. Somebody else exclaimed: 'there is no way adam scott is someones dad !🤔,' while another added: 'This was me finding out he's 52 omg he hasn't aged since parks and rec.' 'How the fuck is ur dad adam Scott that just seems unfathomable to me,' one more asked. Somebody else admitted: 'I've really never thought about how old Adam was until now.' Related: 21 Times Celebrities Revealed Wildly Juicy, Shady, Or Even Disturbing Things In Interviews And if people are shocked to learn that Adam has a 16-year-old child, they'll be even more rattled by the fact that Francesca is actually his youngest, and he and his wife, Naomi Sablan, also share an 18-year-old son called Graham. However, Adam's age probably shouldn't be too surprising, as while he is undeniably best known for his starring role in Severance at the moment, he has been pretty established in the acting industry since the '90s. In 1994, he landed a recurring role as Griff in the hit sitcom Boy Meets World, and he has been working regularly ever since. In addition to Severance, Adam's most famous projects include the movie Step Brothers in 2008, and his portrayal of the beloved character Ben Wyatt in Parks & Recreation, which he joined in 2010. Are you surprised to learn that Adam Scott is 52? Let me know in the comments below! More on this Adam Scott Just Confronted 'Boy Meets World' Stars Rider Strong And Danielle Fishel Over The Way That They Treated Him On The Show And It Was Seriously AwkwardStephanie Soteriou · Jan. 25, 2023 The "Severance" Finale Has Me Absolutely Spiraling And Here's Everything We Know About Season 3Aaron Ant · March 26, 2025 The "Parks And Recreation" Cast Reunited For The SAG-AFTRA And WGA Strike, And Their Reunion Brought Up Little Inside Jokes From The Show That Will Get Fans All NostalgicHaein Jung · Aug. 12, 2023 Also in Celebrity: 14 Celebrities Who Have So Many Kids, They're Basically Running Their Own Daycare, And 11 Who Said "Hmm, Hard Pass" Also in Celebrity: 24 Strange, Gross, And Totally Surprising Facts About Red Carpet Outfits Also in Celebrity: Let's Talk About How Creepy The Sydney Sweeney Bikini Pics Are
