President-elect Donald Trump has a plan to bring MAGA to a "very troubled" Hollywood.
Trump announced Thursday that he will be appointing actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone to be "special ambassadors" to Hollywood in his new administration. This comes after most of Hollywood's top stars backed Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump in last year's election.
"It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California. They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!" Trump said in a statement.
"These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!" he added.
Harris garnered notable celebrity endorsements throughout her campaign after President Joe Biden announced he would be withdrawing from the race. His withdrawal came days after movie star and top Democratic donor George Clooney called on Biden to step aside.
It's not clear what exact role these actors will play in the Trump administration. However, Trump's announcement comes after he frequently criticized California's Democratic leadership over their handling of the deadly wildfires that have swept Los Angeles in the last week.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump reposted an ominous meme of the Hollywood sign burning as the wildfires raged through Los Angeles. Instead of the iconic Hollywood sign, the image read: "Trump was right."
Gibson's house is one of the many celebrities' homes that burned down in the fires that ignited last week. He told NewsNation that the loss of his Malibu home was "devastating."
The traumatized region made it through Wednesday without another major fire breaking out, after forecasters had warned of another round of particularly dangerous winds.
Yet even with flames still leaping in two of the largest fires, which have killed 25 and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, government officials talked Wednesday of the epic job that will unspool over years: clearing Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other ravaged communities of toxic ash and debris, then rebuilding homes, restaurants, schools, boutiques, banks and houses of worship — all while finding financing for it all.
Because of the ongoing firefighting battle and the likelihood of dangerous refuse in burned areas, many anxious residents have yet to return to see what, if anything, is left of their homes. The losses range from multimillion-dollar ocean-view mansions to modest homes that once welcomed returning World War II GIs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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