Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan acknowledges that his years of criticizing President-elect Donald Trump on social media alienated some fans, but insists he doesn't regret it. Gaffigan expressed regret that people perceived his attacks as targeting Trump supporters, clarifying that was never his intention. He acknowledged losing some fans due to his outspoken stance against Trump, but stood by his criticism.
Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan has admitted that he alienated some fans for repeatedly attacking President-elect Donald Trump on social media for years, but added “I don’t regret it.”
He later added: “I don’t regret it, but I also do acknowledge that there are true die-hard Trump fans who probably enjoyed my comedy, but because they feel so passionately will never forgive me.”“I wouldn’t say it was measurable. But there were definitely comments on social media, and there are still some. My son, who’s so funny — I posted something, and my 18-year-old son commented, ‘I liked him until he went on his Trump rant.’”following the Republican National Convention.
In the Daily Beast interview, Gaffigan also spoke about the criticism from the left that he received for his recent appearance at the Al Smith Dinner in New York for the Catholic church. Trump attended the October event but Kamala Harris declined.
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