Reagan star Dennis Quaid reveals what 1980s Republican and Donald Trump have in common
- Reagan star Dennis Quaid was interviewed by CNN’s Chris Wallace
- Wallace challenged Quaid over his support for former President Donald Trump
Reagan star Dennis Quaid was pressed in an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace to reveal what the 1980s president and former President Donald Trump have in common.
Wallace, the former Fox News Sunday host, said he believed Reagan, an iconic Republican president, would not be welcome in today’s MAGA-style GOP.
In a clip obtained by Mediaite For the Max series, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Quaid explains that Trump and Reagan are dealing with “very similar issues to those that are happening today.”
“The issues surrounding the 1980 election are very similar today,” argued Quaid, who endorsed Trump in May. “You had high inflation, gas prices, and so on, we had hostages in the Middle East.”
“We were told we were a nation in decline,” he continued. “And we felt the discomfort that Jimmy Carter himself said.”
Reagan star Dennis Quaid (pictured) was pressed in an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace about what the 1980s president and former President Donald Trump have in common. The actor responded that they faced “very similar issues”
Quaid (right) appeared for an interview with Chris Wallace (left) for an episode of his Max show Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, in which Wallace pointed out key differences between GOP President Ronald Reagan and former President Donald Trump
At the beginning of the clip, Wallace told Quaid that he’s “a little curious” about his support for Trump “because a lot of people say there would be no room for Ronald Reagan in Donald Trump’s Republican Party.”
“Well, I disagree with that in a way,” Quaid replied. “Yes, Ronald Reagan was a man of his time. And Trump is, too, he’s a man of his time. But I do think that the principles of Ronald Reagan and the principles of Donald J. Trump are very similar.”
Wallace then showed how the two Republicans differ on important issues.
“Well, let me just get to that, because Reagan confronted the Russians,” the former Fox News Sunday host said. “He talked, and you talk in the film, about an evil empire.”
“Trump doesn’t do that,” Wallace noted.
During his campaign, Trump boasted of his good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggested he could end the war in Ukraine before he was sworn in.
He did not specify in detail how this should be done.
“Reagan supported free trade. Trump imposes tariffs,” Wallace continued.
“And Reagan’s 11th commandment was, ‘Thou shalt not speak evil of another Republican,'” the veteran host continued. “I have to say, I think Reagan would have been shocked by Trump’s behavior.”
Quaid responded by saying that “Trump 2.0” was nicer to his fellow party members.
Earlier this week, Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, faced off against former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Jimmy McCain, the son of the late Sen. John McCain, after they publicly endorsed the GOP candidate’s rival, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
Vance called Cheney, the daughter of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, and McCain “a reject from the Republican Party.”