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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

12 hrs ago

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 14 hrs ago OP

Totally agree with him. Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #1

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The Republican Party gave us the monster. dalton99a 13 hrs ago #3

The Republican Party, and (unwittingly) NBC TV. ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #8

Don't forget FOX NEWS and its multimillionaire liars Justice matters. 11 hrs ago #15

And, For Whatever Reason (Bribery, Sick Insider-ism?) a Sleazy, Truly Unbelievably Nazi-like Propagandistic The Roux Comes First 8 hrs ago #26

and their voters too! RT Atlanta 8 hrs ago #27

No one thought the land of Beethoven, Goethe and Kepler would go nazi until it did. paleotn 13 hrs ago #4

Thank you Mr. Gere for speaking up in 2026 Ponietz 13 hrs ago #5

You know he didn't speak up earlier? maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #6

Gere has always spoken up. milestogo 12 hrs ago #7

In February 2025, while accepting a Goya Lifetime Achievement award, he called Trump a bully and a thug. femmedem 7 hrs ago #31

Lots of powerful people ... ZDU 12 hrs ago #9

There were some deniers here on DU. wnylib 8 hrs ago #22

Understood ZDU 8 hrs ago #24

Yes, I think that things will get worse before they get better. wnylib 8 hrs ago #28

Similarly, a big division existed around whether Merrick Garland... Shoeless Louis 6 hrs ago #33

I regret that I was one of Garland's defenders. wnylib 5 hrs ago #34

Amen! BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago #10

Richard Gere will now be the recipient of a mean tweet or truth social post that he LoisB 12 hrs ago #11

"Whoever thought America could turn like this?" OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #12

Bingo OB popsdenver 11 hrs ago #17

Yes indeed! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #23

HW Bush stole the election and installed Reagan? radical noodle 6 hrs ago #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 8 hrs ago #25

The frog relogic 11 hrs ago #13

Again, this was not an overnight thing BaronChocula 11 hrs ago #14

The reputation of this country will never be restored within my lifetime. I mean, electing Trump ONCE was bad enough - Midwestern Democrat 11 hrs ago #16

My heart is broken ... I will not see my America again LSparkle 11 hrs ago #18

Born in same year (1949), same Eastern PA, have same sentiments. ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #19

"Every day I ask myself the same question: dedl67 11 hrs ago #20

Great quote! calimary 8 hrs ago #29

Strange that the Mass Media picked _this_ up.. Wonder what is going on ? dave99 10 hrs ago #21

Some people saw it coming decades ago. BlueTsunami2018 8 hrs ago #30

I have said these same words.....MANY times! young_at_heart 3 hrs ago #35