Overview

• In a Variety interview published July 30, Ford said the political pendulum is on a healthy swing to the right six months into Trump’s second term and predicted it will swing back
• He argued that Americans have been “purposefully disaggregated” into opposing groups, which has hollowed out the political middle where compromise thrives
• Ford emphasized that compromise offers a fair and honest foundation for national unity and urged a restoration of the centrist middle
• He warned that under Trump’s economic policies “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer,” highlighting widening wealth gaps as a unifying concern
• The 83-year-old actor endorsed Kamala Harris days before the 2024 election after 64 years of voting and has continued to lend his voice to U.S. political debates