Overview
- Quaid traveled to Texas aboard Air Force One with President Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, according to photos and video shared by Cruz.
- Onstage in Corpus Christi, the 71-year-old actor told the crowd, “I love Corpus Christi and I love Donald Trump,” before leaving the podium.
- Cruz posted a video from the flight asking Quaid to reprise his Ronald Reagan role, which Quaid did as Cruz captioned it as a conversation between “two great American presidents.”
- Social-media reaction was swift and largely critical, with some users predicting career fallout, according to multiple outlets.
- Entertainment figures weighed in as Lauren Holly’s comment about having “slapped” Quaid in Any Given Sunday went viral, while coverage noted Quaid has previously endorsed Trump and is promoting a new Netflix film.