{"id":2255474,"date":"2024-05-29T22:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quaid-will-vote-for-trump-citing-weaponization-of-justice-system-hes-my\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T22:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:22:23","slug":"quaid-will-vote-for-trump-citing-weaponization-of-justice-system-hes-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quaid-will-vote-for-trump-citing-weaponization-of-justice-system-hes-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Quaid Supports Trump Due to Justice System Concerns: &#8216;He&#8217;s My Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquaid-will-vote-for-trump-citing-weaponization-of-justice-system-hes-my%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Dennis\u200d Quaid declared his support for former President Donald Trump in an interview with Piers Morgan. Quaid expressed\u2062 his intention to vote\u2063 for Trump \u2062based on his perception\u200c of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-warnock-says-his-half-brother-being-sentenced-for-drug-trafficking-is-part-of-pandemic-of-racism\/\" title=\"Sen. Warnock Says His Half-Brother Being Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Is Part of \"Pandemic of Racism\"\">justice system&#8217;<\/a>s misuse. \u200bHe highlighted Trump&#8217;s defiance\u2064 against \u2063adversaries and credited his performance in handling\u200d international affairs.\u2064 Quaid\u200c emphasized Trump&#8217;s focus on serving the American people, despite mixed personal \u2064feelings. Additionally, Quaid lauded former President Ronald Reagan for his principled leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 5:24pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Actor Dennis Quaid announced in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-blake-last-in-line-of-cold-war-spies-who-betrayed-britain-dies-at-98\/\" title=\"George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98\">interview published<\/a> on Tuesday that he intends to vote for former President Donald Trump in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you think of Trump?\u201d Piers Morgan asked Quaid on his Fox Nation program, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UPxS-l0F5sg&#038;ab_channel=PiersMorganUncensored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI myself, I think \u2014 I think I\u2019m gonna vote for him in the next election. Yes, I am,\u201d Quaid responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you ready for the blowback?\u201d Morgan questioned.<\/p>\n<p>Quaid said he was, adding everyone has to \u201ctake a side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just seems to me, it just makes sense,\u201d he argued. \u201cI was ready not to vote for Trump until \u2014 what I saw is more than politics, I see a weaponization of our justice system, and a challenge to our Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump is the most investigated person, probably in the history of the world, and they haven\u2019t been able to really get him on anything,\u201d Quaid contended.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPxS-l0F5sg?si=zVhx2pidHps1NKHm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As for Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alvin-braggs-team-begs-judge-pile-even-punishment-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Bragg\u2019s case<\/a> against Trump, Quaid wondered, \u201cWhat is the crime? I still can\u2019t figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you appreciate Quaid making a stand for Trump?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Morgan asked Quaid, \u201cDo you have to like Trump to vote for him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d the Hollywood star answered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-video-game-streamer-torched-calling-trump-demonic-piers-morgan-uncensored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan<\/a> followed up, \u201cDo you like him, personally?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quaid responded that he did not like everything Trump said when he ran for office in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as president, the only thing I liked about Trump was everything he did,\u201d Quaid said, citing his handling of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the Islamic State\u2019s caliphate in Syria and Iraq, and China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stands up to people,\u201d the actor said, contrasting that with the presidency of Jimmy Carter, when the U.S. \u201ctried to be everybody\u2019s friend and pal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-alberta-pastor-alleges-abuse-in-prison-but-remains-hopeful-lawyer-condemns-bizarre-detention\/\" title=\"Jailed Alberta Pastor Alleges Abuse In Prison But Remains Hopeful; Lawyer Condemns \u2018Bizarre\u2019 Detention\">evil people<\/a> and bad actors in this world,\u201d Quaid said.<\/p>\n<p>He summarized his views on Trump, saying with a smile, \u201cPeople might call him an a**hole, but he is my a**hole \u2026 He is working for the American people. That\u2019s what he\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about President Joe Biden, Quaid replied, \u201cI don\u2019t feel he\u2019s at the helm. I don\u2019t feel he\u2019s there. And I feel that he says things to get votes. Not that he truly believes them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quaid portrays Ronald Reagan in the movie \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reagan-movie-sneak-peak-released-featuring-star-actor-opening-date-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reagan<\/a>\u201d set to be released on Aug. 30. Next week, June 5, will mark the 20th anniversary of the popular Republican president\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Quaid told Morgan that Reagan was his \u201cfavorite president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that he had voted for Carter in 1976, but for Reagan in 1980, observing the \u201ctimes were very much like they are now, in fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njLPMG8qZ5M?si=GP-1y0qyG3gVvYXK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cReagan, he governed on principles, that is what guided him, rather than just the politics of the day,\u201d Quaid said. \u201cThat\u2019s what made him so successful as a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Dennis Quaid revealed his plan to vote for ex-President Donald Trump in an interview with Piers Morgan on &#8220;Piers Morgan Uncensored.&#8221; Quaid expressed his support, stating, &#8220;I myself, I think \u2014 I.&#8221; This decision was disclosed on May 29, 2024, indicating Quaid&#8217;s political stance for the upcoming November election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":2255475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dennis-Quaid-on-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dennis-Quaid-on-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}