Kamala Harris has decidedly proven to be the more popular presidential candidate among talent in the entertainment industry this election, with recent campaign rally appearances including Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Julia Roberts and Spike Lee. But Donald Trump can now count a new Hollywood name among his supporters: Mel Gibson. In a new video published by TMZ on Thursday evening, Gibson offered a brief interview to a cameraman while heading toward TSA at an airport.
“I don’t think it’s going to surprise anyone who I vote for,” Gibson said. The cameraman, after some thought, answers with, “I’m gonna guess Trump. Is that a bad guess?”
“I think that’s a pretty good guess,” Gibson responded. “I know what it’ll be like if we let her in. And that ain’t good. Miserable track record. No policies to speak of. She’s got the IQ of a fence post.”
Gibson, one of the most in-demand marquee actors of the end of the 20th century and an Oscar-winning director for “Braveheart,” hasn’t been the most vocal political mind in the press in recent years, though he was documented saluting former President Trump near a UFC match in 2021. The actor’s jab at Harris echoes a frequent line of attack against Harris by Trump, who has been wont to call her a “low IQ” candidate in recent campaign appearances.
Earlier this year, Trump voiced his own love for Gibson on his social media platform Truth Social, sharing a meme featuring images of a clean-cut Gibson and the actor’s more battle-worn look in “Braveheart,” captioning each with “Me voting for Trump” in 2016 and 2024, respectively. He added the line, “Either way, Mel Gibson is GREAT!”
After helming box office triumphs like “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto,” Gibson largely exited the industry for several years after he was arrested for a DUI in 2006 and was recorded unleashing an anti-Semitic rant. Leaked tapes in 2010 documented further racist remarks by Gibson, including the use of slurs, to his then-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. She later alleged that he was physically abusive.
Since that hiatus, Gibson has continued to work regularly as an actor. He made a prestige comeback in 2016 with the war drama “Hacksaw Ridge,” which landed him an Oscar nomination for directing, as well as nods in best picture and best actor for star Andrew Garfield.