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Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo and The Avengers take to Instagram to make presidential endorsements
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Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo and The Avengers take to Instagram to make presidential endorsements

Voters gather! He United States presidential election Now there’s only one week left and The race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump still seems too close.

Yesterday actor Zachary Levi appeared on SiriusXM The Megyn Kelly Show to comment on the political wisdom he has acquired as a star of shazam and Harold and the purple crayon. The 44-year-old told the former Fox News host that his vote for Trump will actually be a vote for: “Donald Trump and Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk and JD Vance.” Levi went on to describe this lineup as: “this team, these Avengers, this Voltron, whatever you want to call it.”

It’s a bold comparison that Trump fans like to make. even though their candidate was once compared to the supervillain Thanosbut it seems unlikely that it will be well received by the people who actually play the Avengers. Here’s how people like Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Samuel L Jackson will actually cast their vote:

Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man – Democrat

Robert Downey Jr played Iron Man in nine Marvel films (Getty Images)Robert Downey Jr played Iron Man in nine Marvel films (Getty Images)

Robert Downey Jr played Iron Man in nine Marvel films (Getty Images)

When Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president in 2021, the iron man star said CNBC was pleased to see the return of “principle” to the White House. “Here in the West we’ve been prone to relying a lot on personality and now we’re going back to basics, and that takes a lot of discipline,” Downey Jr. said.

“I was very happy to see our commander in chief tell his entire cabinet, ‘Everyone must treat each other with respect from day one or I will have a problem with you.’” More recently, Downey Jr took aim at another member of Trump’s so-called Avengers, saying that he wishes Elon Musk would “control his behavior a little more.”

Then, with five days left until the big day, Downey Jr posted a video on social media of himself along with Marvel co-stars Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Danai Gurira and Chris Evans endorsing Harris-Walz using the hashtag #AsambleaPorLaDemocracia:

Chris Evans, Captain America – Democrat

Chris Evans as Captain America (Marvel Studios)Chris Evans as Captain America (Marvel Studios)

Chris Evans as Captain America (Marvel Studios)

Evans is a lifelong Democrat who has appeared at fundraisers for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In 2020, he founded the political education app A Starting Point with the goal of helping voters understand the issues that affect them. Despite being a critic of Trump, particularly for his indifferent reaction to the pandemic, Evans said during an appearance. in Jimmy Kimmel live! who had approached the then president to propose collaborating, but had been rejected twice. “President Trump said no to Captain America, I just want to point that out for the record,” Kimmel joked in response.

Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow – Democrat

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow (Marvel Studios)Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow (Marvel Studios)

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow (Marvel Studios)

Last month, Johansson was photographed arriving at a Kamala Harris fundraising event in London, where she appeared alongside the likes of Greta Gerwig, Stella McCartney and Sienna Miller. While promoting his recent romantic comedy take me to the moon did not hold back in his criticism of Harris’s opponent, he told the Spanish newspaper The Country: “Trump defies definition. “He is a psychopath, someone who breaks all the categories in which one can try to fit him, due to his extreme positions.”

She added that she is “terrified” that he will win and described her previous term as “four years of darkness.”

Mark Ruffalo, Hulk – Democrat

Mark Ruffalo appears in public service announcement urging people to vote (RepresentUs)Mark Ruffalo appears in public service announcement urging people to vote (RepresentUs)

Mark Ruffalo appears in public service announcement urging people to vote (RepresentUs)

Perhaps the most politically outspoken member of the Avengers In the cast, Ruffalo has said he strongly supports Harris despite disagreeing with her foreign policy in Gaza. Speaking at a rally earlier this week, Ruffalo said itv: “There is no perfect candidate right now, but we know what Trump will do. He will sell to the Arabs.”

He added that he will vote for Harris because: “Our chances of changing his positions within the White House are better than ever with Trump.” He also argued that Harris has “created a different kind of language around Palestinian suffering, different than Biden, and I hope that after this election is over I will have great people in the State Department who are very open-minded and want to see the end of this atrocity.”

Chris Hemsworth, Thor – Non-voter

Chris Hemsworth in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (Marvel Studios)Chris Hemsworth in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (Marvel Studios)

Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (Marvel Studios)

As an Australian citizen, Hemsworth does not get a vote in the US presidential election and has largely kept his political opinions to himself. The closest he came to being dragged into an election debate was when his mooted biopic about well-known Trump supporter Hulk Hogan collapsed, and some MAGA supporters speculated that the film’s failure to move forward was a direct result. of Hogan threatening to “body slam.” ” Kamala Harris at the Republican National Convention. Producer Joe Russo later confirmed that the film fell apart long before the wrestler’s appearance at the RNC.

Jeremy Renner, Hawkeye – Unconfirmed

Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye (Marvel)Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye (Marvel)

Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye (Marvel)

Renner keeps his political cards relatively close to his chest, but has at times hinted at his support for Democrats. When Barack Obama was president in 2010, Renner told an interviewer that the only politician he would like to meet with would be then-Vice President Joe Biden, adding that wanting to meet with Obama was a “given.”

In 2022, he joined Mark Ruffalo in fundraising for political candidates running against the insurrectionists. tweeting: “60% of Americans will have those who deny the elections on the ballot this year.”

Samuel L Jackson, Nick Fury – Democrat

Samuel L Jackson speaking at a Kamala Harris campaign event in Clarkston, Georgia, on October 24, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)Samuel L Jackson speaking at a Kamala Harris campaign event in Clarkston, Georgia, on October 24, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)

Samuel L Jackson speaking at a Kamala Harris campaign event in Clarkston, Georgia, on October 24, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)

The man who assembled the Avengers is a passionate supporter of Kamala Harris and says they even share a favorite curse word. Appearing at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, Jackson said Harris “has a proven record of fighting for the people, standing up to bullies, protecting the most vulnerable and taking on the toughest fights.” He then joked, “We heard that your favorite curse word is also one of my favorites,” though he refrained from saying, “son of a bitch.”

And he added: “I don’t know about you. But that’s the kind of president I can support, that’s the kind of president I can see leading our country forward.”