Spike Lee has described the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House as a “doomsday” scenario, expressing disbelief that “true Americans” could support the former president.
Speaking in an interview on MSNBC’s The Beat, the acclaimed filmmaker reacted to Trump’s comments at a July event, where Trump suggested that if re-elected, voters might not need to go to the polls again because “everything” would be “fixed.”
“He said there should be no more elections. I don’t know how people can be true Americans and go along with that path,” Lee said.
The Do the Right Thing director, who was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Biden on Monday, stressed the importance of next month’s election, calling it perhaps “the most important presidential election in the history of this country.”
“This is not a joke. It’s not funny. This is like life and death,” Lee, 67, added, urging Americans to understand the gravity of the situation.
Lee also weighed in on former President Obama’s recent appeal to Black male voters during a campaign event for Harris. Obama had voiced concerns about low voter turnout, suggesting that some voters might be hesitant about the idea of a woman president.
“I gotta give credit to President Obama because he’s been going really hard on the brothers — some might think too hard, but I don’t think so,” Lee said.
Lee therefore called on voters to stay alert and informed, adding that many have fallen for misleading narratives and emphasised the need for collective support for Harris.
“We gotta support our sister to be the first woman president of the United States and the first sister,” he urged.
