{"id":98744,"date":"2024-05-20T19:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/steve-harvey-a-republican-donald-trump-comments-resurface\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T19:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:15:33","slug":"steve-harvey-a-republican-donald-trump-comments-resurface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/steve-harvey-a-republican-donald-trump-comments-resurface\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Harvey a Republican? Donald Trump Comments Resurface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is Steve Harvey a Republican and a supporter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/08\/donald-trump-mug-shot-released-indicted-ex-president-surrenders-in-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disgraced former president Donald Trump<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>People on both sides of the aisle are suggesting that he might be.<\/p>\n<p>One damning, recently resurfaced video shows Harvey singing Trump\u2019s praises. His defenders suggest that they were sarcastic. Others aren\u2019t so convinced.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey\u2019s endorsement of an indicted former prez could alter his legacy forever. But did he actually support the man? Does he now?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Harvey in February of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-500307 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Harvey announces his new business venture SteveHarveyDeals.com at Atlanta Crowne Plaza Hotel on February 02, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty Images for SteveHarveyDeals)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-steve-harvey-a-republican-and-a-trump-supporter\">Is Steve Harvey a Republican and a Trump supporter?<\/h2>\n<p>Before we delve into the answers, we have to talk about why people are asking this about Steve Harvey.<\/p>\n<p>2024 is an election year. Despite the criminal charges against him and his defeat in the 2020 elections, Donald Trump is running again. (To be fair, the criminal charges may be a <em>motivator <\/em>\u2014 as Supreme Court Justices whom he appointed could end up deciding whether occupying the Oval Office makes him immune to certain prosecutions.)<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, finding famous supporters of Trump is both elusive and important, depending on who you ask.  Enter far-right influencers on social media, who have resurfaced a specific 2017 clip of Steve Harvey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/steve-harvey-divorced-marriage-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvey\u2019s career<\/a> has made him a familiar face, and whether it\u2019s true or not, a political endorsement from him could hypothetically sway voters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Harvey in October of 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-500308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Harvey in October of 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-500308 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Harvey attends the second preseason NBA game between Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks at Etihad Arena on October 08, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Francois Nel\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the \u201cAsk Steve\u201d clip from 2017, a woman in Steve Harvey\u2019s audience asks him to help convince her husband to move to Sweden. She very memorably refers to the country as \u201cthe land of Ikea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She cited the appeal of Sweden \u2014 universal healthcare, free education, and a statistically long life expectancy. (She\u2019s not wrong; Sweden also ranks very highly in terms of happiness)<\/p>\n<p>As is Steve Harvey\u2019s brand, his initial reaction was to make a silly face. He also cracked a joke about healthcare costs that one incurs from assembling Ikea furniture at home. Then, however, things took a dark turn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ask Steve - Donald Trump isn&#039;t that bad || STEVE HARVEY\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgvHF47usXo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-steve-harvey-said-some-alarming-things-about-donald-trump\">Steve Harvey said some alarming things about Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is not gonna be that bad,\u201d Steve Harvey said on camera in 2017. \u201cDon\u2019t run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then claimed, perhaps in jest: \u201cHe\u2019s gonna make Ikea bring they ass over here and start building them desks and stuff in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Worst of all, Harvey then grew louder in volume and cited the campaign slogan: \u201c\u2018Cause he\u2019s gonna make America great again! Let\u2019s go, Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Steve Harvey not only steals jokes from other comedians without giving them credit, he does this nonsense too ????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bar0n_TheGrey???????????? (@Bar0n_TheGrey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bar0n_TheGrey\/status\/1764139634286535031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As we mentioned, some of Steve Harvey\u2019s defenders have insisted that his words were dripping in sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p>But, clearly, not everyone agrees with that. <\/p>\n<p>From Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AnythingGoesNews\/comments\/1b4etzb\/resurfaced_clip_of_steve_harvey_telling_woman_not\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to Reddit<\/a>, Steve Harvey\u2019s critics and (former) fans have taken to replies to express their disappointment and disgust.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really and truly Steve Harvey I&#8217;ve been a fan for quite some time but this display of ignorance has completely lost me never again will I ever devote a second of time to your ignorant butt<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ????AriA Blush the Fabulussy???? ???? (@EmpressAriaBlue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmpressAriaBlue\/status\/1763960499845148701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-if-steve-harvey-is-a-trump-republican-is-it-really-a-surprise\">If Steve Harvey is a Trump Republican, is it really a surprise?<\/h2>\n<p>Social media users pointed out that Harvey, a man who was not always there for some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/steve-harvey-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his own children<\/a>, might not be such a surprising Trump supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Harvey has an estimated net worth in the nine digits. Even if he has less than that, he\u2019s still a mega-millionaire and one of the 1%. Deregulation and financial loopholes from a Trump regime could potentially benefit him, personally.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Harvey in early December of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-500309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-2048x1246.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-960x584.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1080x657.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1200x730.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Harvey in early December of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-500309 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-2048x1246.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-960x584.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1080x657.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-1200x730.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0520_steveharvey_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Harvey speaks onstage during 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios on December 08, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, we want to emphasize that \u2014 whether Harvey\u2019s 2017 clip was sarcasm or not \u2014 he has never formally endorsed the disgraced former president.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, after a controversial meeting with Trump that same year, Harvey insisted that he hoped that the sit-down would promote positive change. Seven years later, and it appears that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/donald-trump-prince-harry-deport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his hopes were in vain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It may be more accurate to say that Steve Harvey is guilty of <em>bothsidesism<\/em>, either out of his own ideology or because it\u2019s easier for his career. When someone has enormous wealth and can remain untouched by the problems that impact most Americans, it can seem easier to say nothing than to \u201crock the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA1L3N0ZXZlLWhhcnZleS1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Steve Harvey a Republican and a supporter of disgraced former president Donald Trump? People on both sides of the aisle are suggesting that he might be. One damning, recently resurfaced video shows Harvey singing Trump\u2019s praises. His defenders suggest that they were sarcastic. Others aren\u2019t so convinced. Harvey\u2019s endorsement of an indicted former prez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-98744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}