Not every Harry Potter fan supports Donald Trump. In fact, the vast majority don’t and the cast is pretty much the same. Especially Jason Isaacs.
During A Celebration of Harry Potter, Jason Isaacs made his opinions on Donald Trump heard. Like most celebrities trying to save face, they pretend like they aren’t talking about Trump but you know exactly what they’re saying.
With Jason, he very openly expressed why he did not like the current president and he was right. Everything about what Jason said on Trump was accurate (at least to me) and he did it in a way that wasn’t exiling anyone. He just stated his opinion and moved on from there.
It was a great moment to see how someone as an actor can share their thoughts on the currently political uprising happening in America without sounding like a Hollywood elitist complaining. Most of the Trump party hates Hollywood because of how they’re speaking against. But with Jason, he’s not saying anything except for his opinion and he’s doing it in a way that doesn’t alienate his fans.
It’s a difficult balance to walk anymore. If you’re a celebrity and you want to talk about politics, you run the risk of losing fans. Take, for instance, the girl who threatened to burn Rowling’s books for her talk against Trump. It keeps getting more and more extreme as his presidency rages on.
But with Jason, he has done a great job of finding the balance but still making sure that his fans know where he stands on Trump and his beliefs.
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Jason is a great example and someone that I personally really admire. He has worked his entire career around making quality work and it has made him one of the greats!