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Everyone is Freaking Out Over Anthony Mackie Drinking Trump’s Kool-Aid

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In case you missed it, Twitter was pretty pissed Monday when actor Anthony Mackie seemingly endorsed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump Monday. If you’re wondering who exactly Mackie is, he’s the guy whose name you can never remember who appeared in hit movies like “We Are Marshall” and “Pain & Gain,” and kicked some serious ass as the Falcon in both the “Captain America” and “Avengers” franchises.

During an interview with BET to promote his role in the new political drama “Our Brand Is Crisis,” Mackie was asked if he would rather run Trump or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Mackie answered, “Trump’s an easy sell.” He then added,

When 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.

When the interviewer asked if that constituted an endorsement Mackie replied laughing, “I’m on the bandwagon. I’m drinking the Kool-Aid!”

Watch his BET interview below

That’s when Twitter began to freak out.

Thankfully as soon as Mackie realized the internet was imploding over his comments, he quickly saved the day issuing this apology.

So everyone relax, our beloved Avenger didn’t really drink Trump’s crazy anti-immigrant wall building Kool-aid.

Alexis Evans
Alexis Evans
Alexis Evans is an Assistant Editor at Law Street and a Buckeye State native. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a minor in Business from Ohio University. Contact Alexis at aevans@LawStreetMedia.com.
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