Overview

• Offerman told IndieWire that only “dumb people” believe Ron Swanson would have voted for President Trump.
• He cited Mike Schur’s view that Ron’s devotion to free-market capitalism would have made him loathe a politician entering public office.
• Offerman added that Ron would consider Trump an “absolute idiot” because of his disrespect toward women and other groups.
• Earlier this year he refuted a homophobic meme from Michael Flynn Jr. by highlighting Ron’s role as best man at a gay wedding in the series finale.
• Offerman’s ongoing defense highlights a broader conflict over social media manipulation and the misappropriation of fictional characters for political ends.