Overview
- On February 27, Quaid flew to Texas aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump, a trip documented by Senator Ted Cruz in photos and video.
- While on the plane, Cruz filmed Quaid doing a Ronald Reagan impression and saying of Trump, “I think he’s like me on steroids, actually.”
- Quaid briefly took the microphone at Trump’s Corpus Christi event, declaring, “I love Corpus Christi and I love Donald Trump,” before leaving the stage.
- Social media reactions turned sharply negative, with posts predicting damage to Quaid’s standing in Hollywood and criticizing his alignment with Trump.
- Any Given Sunday actress Lauren Holly condemned Quaid’s support on Threads, quipping about having slapped him in the film and endorsing tough responses to his stance.