Nick Offerman is not here for MAGA and Donald Trump supporters claiming his Parks & Recreation character would’ve been one of them.
The actor played Libertarian Ron Swanson on the NBC mockumentary throughout its seven-season run.
In a new interview, the Last of Us alum revealed that although MAGA supporters think Ron would’ve voted for Trump, Offerman gave examples as to why the fictional character would’ve “despised” him.
“[Trump] supporters somehow say, ‘Well, he had a shotgun, so he must be one of us.’ Like, dumb people insist that Ron Swanson would’ve voted for Trump,” Offerman said in an interview with IndieWire. “And I don’t deign to answer myself. 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.’”
He continued, “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.”
Offerman has been a critic of Trump and, during the 2024 Presidential election, revealed that he was “Proud to Be a Kamala man.” The actor released a song to help raise funds for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
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