“Reagan” movie star Dennis Quaid rallied in support of former President Trump in Coachella, Calif., on Saturday, addressing a crowd in the deep-blue state that was once Vice President Harris' turf.
“God bless you, God bless America. I'm here today to tell you it's time to choose a side,” Quaid said on stage. “Are we going to be a country that defends the Constitution? Or are we going to be a country that defends TikTok? Are we going to be a country of law and order? Or wide open borders? Which? ?Because it's time to choose a side.''
Speaking in the desert city east of Los Angeles, known for its annual music festival of the same name, Quaid said he played President Ronald Reagan, “my favorite president of the 20th century,” in the 2024 biopic. The actor drew parallels between the political climate when President Reagan was first elected and today.
“It's amazing how the issues in the 1980 election are so similar to the issues today,” he said, recalling record high inflation and the Iran hostage crisis at the time.
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Dennis Quaid speaks at Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Calhoun Ranch on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Coachella, California. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“We were a nation in decline. That's what they said. President Ronald Reagan came along and said, no, we're not a nation in decline. We're going there. And I We followed him,'' Quaid said, looking up. “It's the same with Trump. President Trump. He's my favorite president of the 21st century.”
The actor said that when he voted for Reagan decades ago, he went home to his roommate, who was in Los Angeles at the time, and when asked who he was voting for, he told Quaid, “You got kicked out by the hippies.” Ta.
“I'll ask you the question that President Reagan asked America at the time. I think that's what led to President Reagan's election: Are your lives better than they were four years ago?” Quaid said.
Dennis Quaid departs after speaking at Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump's campaign rally at Calhoun Ranch on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Coachella, California. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Four years ago, under President Trump, we had energy,” he said. “We were an energy independent nation. We had cheap gas. We were actually exporting oil to our allies and friends. Today, President Putin is selling oil to pay for Soviet-style counterattacks.” He's doing that with Ukraine, saying we're going to shut down our pipelines and cap our wells and say to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, “Please, sell us your oil.'' Is there any?” While I was begging, I was running low on oil. ”
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Quaid said that when Trump left office, inflation was low and there was “peace in the Middle East” and that Trump was “on the verge of achieving the Abraham Accords,” a peace agreement between Israel and Arab nations. It was evaluated as follows. The actor also said President Trump was negotiating a withdrawal from Afghanistan with “honor and order” and said the former Republican president had used satellite images of his home to intimidate Taliban leaders. I remembered.
Dennis Quaid speaks at former President Trump's campaign rally at Calhoun Ranch on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Coachella, California. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
“Iran is bankrupt,” Quaid continued. “They couldn't arm Hamas and Hezbollah. And look where we are today. We basically funded that war. Four years. Before, we had secure borders. We were on the verge of doing more and making war happen.'' That's what a country is. There's a wall. …But I think it's like a voter card that we don't need in this country. ”
The actor concluded with a personal story about his housekeeper, Josie, who he said had been in the United States illegally for over 10 years and used his sister's identification card. When Trump was elected in 2016, Quaid said his Mexican-born domestic worker was “afraid of being sent back to her home country.”
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“I told her, 'Josie, no, you're not. That's not what he's talking about. He wants people to come here the right way. I'll sponsor you,' he said.'' “And we started doing that. Now she has a green card today, but before that so she could vote for Donald Trump.'' I would like to obtain citizenship.”
“Like I said, guys, it's time to choose a side. Who are you going to pick? God bless you,” Quaid added.
