Posted on 06/30/2024 7:57:12 AM PDT by simpson96
Dick Van Dyke weighed in on whom he’ll be supporting in the upcoming election on a recent episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast.
“I’m going to support [Joe] Biden,” the 98-year-old actor, who publicly supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid four years ago, told THR‘s Scott Feinberg about the November election.
When asked if he felt if it was fair to criticize President Biden for his age, Van Dyke made it clear he wasn’t so concerned about that. “I’ve got all my marbles, and I’m old enough to be his father,” the iconic actor said. “I’m actually old enough in years to be his father. So I’m not worried about it.”
Van Dyke did, however, express some concern about Biden’s performance in the upcoming presidential debate, noting that he feels the president has “difficulty debating.”
The Mary Poppins star also looked back on meeting both former President Donald Trump and Biden for the first time. “I met him at a party out here in Malibu, before he was in politics,” Van Dyke said about Trump.
“He was in a Hawaiian shirt, open, big belly, all nice and tan. Couple of gold chains hanging around his neck, and a blonde on his arm. I’ll be charitable and say she was 20,” he continued. “And he looked down on me like, ‘Who are you?'”
Van Dyke had more firm words for the former president, adding he’s “never seen him laugh.” When asked what the actor thought that said about a person, Van Dyke replied: “Well, he is disturbed.”
“I met Joe Biden,” Van Dyke said of his introduction to the president. “And I said, ‘I used to be as tall as you are.’ He said, ‘I used to have hair like you.’ I liked him right away.”
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What did dickie boy say about Ronald Reagan? He’s a f’n actor... and for DISNEY don’t forget. A company of faggot liberals who destroyed Walt’s dream.
Sometimes when I listen to celebrities speak, I imagine a little bell ringing every time they say “I,” “me,” or “my.”
Giving Dick a pass on this one because off all the entertainment he’s given over the years but Trump is the man!
Dick Van Winkle said what
A lot of politicians are afflicted with the same “me” syndrome.
So… Dick - likes and dislikes each of them - based on insignificant, shallow, outward impressions?
Yeah.. THAT’S what we should look for in someone to be the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD..
Way to go, Dick…
He may have his marbles, but he has a few screws loose. Joe ain’t got his marbles and that’s the point.
If it were true, you still have to account for the fact that he was a Democrat back then. Almost all the bad stuff is committed by Democrats.
I’m disappointed in DVD. He’s old enough to know better. On the other hand, Hollywood is all about making things up and believing it, so I should not be surprised.
Dick has transformed from a funny man into a silly man.
Yeah, I saw Trump in almost every possible situation during the 90’s in Brooklyn. Every issue of every paper had a picture of him somewhere in it’s pages. Trump basically owned New York in the late 80’s and 90’s.
And there was never a picture like that. And it would have been published because that is what they did back then.
You’re not running for President a second time Mr. Dick.
Its really not about his age. He doesn’t get that.
LOL, I wish the person interviewing Van Dyke had said that!
DorkyDick, not all marble-heads are alike.
I think his description of meeting Trump was just a tad exaggerated.
What a Dick!
If Dick really had all his marbles, he’d know that it’s not biden’s age...
I’m sure at 98 he thinks he has all his marbles.
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