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Harrison Ford makes rare presidential endorsement

Actor Harrison Ford has revealed he will be backing Kamala Harris for the presidency with just days until the election. 

The 82-year-old star said in a dramatic black-and-white clip he would be backing the vice president and tore into Donald Trump. 

The Indiana Jones actor said: ‘I’ve been voting for 64 years, never really wanted to talk about it very much, but when dozens of former members of the Trump administration are sounding alarms, saying ‘for god sake don’t do this again’, you have to pay attention. 

‘They’re telling us something important, these aren’t soft people. They are governors, generals, standing up against the leader of the party they spent their lives advocating for.’

Ford explained in some cases people will be voting Democrat for the first time in their life over fears of Trump winning the race to the White House. 

The 82-year-old star said in a dramatic black-and-white clip that he would be backing the incumbent Vice President

He continued: ‘For many of them, this will be the first time they’ve ever voted for someone who doesn’t have an R next to their name. 

‘They know this really matters, the truth is this – Kamala Harris will protect your right to disagree with her about her policies or her ideas.

‘As we have done for centuries, we’ll debate them. We’ll work on them together, and we’ll move forward.’

‘The other guy, he demands unquestioning loyalty, says he wants revenge. I’m Harrison Ford. I’ve got one vote – same as anyone else – and I’m going to use it to move forward. I’m going to vote for Kamala Harris.’

In another clip released in collaboration with the Harris campaign, Ford said that he didn’t agree with them on every policy, nor does he think they’re perfect.

He added: [But] these two people believe in the rule of law. They believe in science. They believe that when you govern, you do so for all Americans.

‘They believe that we are in this together. These are ideas I believe in. These are people I can get behind.’  

The Star Wars actor noted he was frustrated with aspects of the country but warned: ‘The other guy, he spent four years turning us against each other while embracing dictators and tyrants around the world.

‘That’s not who we are. We don’t need to make America great again. Come on, we are great, but what we need is to work together again. What we need is a president who works for all of us again.’ 

Harris is seen here speaking at a rally at the Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia

Ford is seen here with his wife Calista Flockhart as they attend the premiere of his tv show Shrinking in September

Ford said that he didn't agree with Harris and Walz on every policy, nor does he think they're perfect in his endorsement video

Ford is seen here in character as Indiana Jones in the 1989 film 'The Last Crusade'

Addressing those who remain undecided on how to vote, he added: ‘If you’re still on the fence, here’s a good thing to look at: Who’s trying to scare you into voting for them? 

‘Who’s trying to make you look at your neighbors with anger, suspicion, hatred, and who is encouraging you to build something with the people around you? It would be really nice to move forward.’

His comments concerning former Trump administration officials seem to refer to John Kelly, who served on Trump’s staff from 2017 to 2019. 

Earlier last month he doubled down on claims he made that Trump once said ‘Hitler did some good things’ and had even praised the Nazi dictator. 

Trump’s campaign have consistently denied the claims made by Kelly, who had described his former boss as ‘the general definition of a fascist’. 

His former Vice President Mike Pence has also refused to endorse him, citing ‘profound differences’ between the two. 

In 1997 Ford played the part of the President of the United States in the political action thriller Air Force One, seen here

Ford is seen here alongside then President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House

Ford is seen here alongside Carrie Fisher in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. He played character Han Solo in the epic space opera

Pence was Trump’s loyal vice president for four years before falling out over Trump’s efforts to cling illegally to power after losing the 2020 election. 

Ford joins a long line of celebrities who have publicly endorsed Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. 

The likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Eminem and Leonardo DiCaprio and others have already backed Harris. 

Ford had previously branded Donald Trump a ‘son of a b****’ while appearing on The Jimmy Kimmel show in 2020 and spoke out about his views on global warming. 

He said in 2017: ‘We face an unprecedented moment in this country. Today’s greatest threat is not climate change, not pollution, not flood or fire. 

‘It’s that we’ve got people in charge of important s*** who don’t believe in science.’ 

In 2020 he also came out and encouraged voters to back President Joe Biden, again raising concerns of Trump’s take on the environment and global warming. 

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