Trump’s Three Old Men Aren’t Going to Save Hollywood

It's doubtful the likes of Jon Voight can make the town tinsel again

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The course of President Trump’s river of policy vomit has turned towards Hollywood this week, as he has decided to lend his business acumen to an industry he helped murder a scant five years ago: American-made movies and the in-person cinema experience.

In case you forgot the frenzy of President Trump’s first term, half a decade has passed since he declined to immediately address a virulent airborne pandemic, actively campaigned against known amelioration techniques like vaccination and masking, and effectively resigned an entire nation to become reclusive shut-ins for a full calendar year. Yet this week, he has decided it’s time to put his splashy, bargain-basement brand name towards reinvigorating the American film industry by, per an article in Variety, tapping into the star power of three very special Industry Ambassadors: Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight.