UPDATE: Anthony Mackie has since clarified his comments via Twitter.
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Anthony Mackie may have just endorsed Donald Trump. Maybe. In an interview with BET, Mackie talked backing The Donald...
"I would 100 percent want to run Trump's campaign. 100 percent. I mean, first that'll be the best party ever when he won, and second, Trump's an easy sell..." the Our Brand Is Crisis star said, to the surprise of the Internet. In the film, Sandra Bullock plays a political campaign problem-solver, so...apropos topic.
We're envisioning that party right now: Streamers made from red neckties adorn the ballroom at the Trump SoHo Hotel. First 100 guests to arrive receive a pair of cuff-links courtesy of the Donald J. Trump Collection. All-American cuisine paired perfectly with bottles of Trump Vodka. Complimentary XL "Make America Great Again" hats for the VIPs.
Mackie continued, "You know if you look at Trump, he's an easy sell because you can sell him as the guy who worked his way up from nothing. And I think if you're a 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' candidate, people would identify with that."
Is he serious-serious? Or just pulling a Tom Brady what-if scenario?
Mackie goes on to say that he's been "drinking the Kool-Aid" and is "on the bandwagon." But would he ride that bandwagon all the way to the general election? That is the question!
How do you feel about Mackie and his Trump endorsement? Sound off in the comments!
Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell, round... How many rounds have there been now?
(Originally published on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at 3:51 p.m. PDT.)