Chris Rock Says President Trump Got ‘One Thing Right’ That Outweighs His ‘Other Sins’

“I’m not a fan. But it’s weird when somebody gets one thing right, and the one thing almost clears them of all their other sins. The news is fake. He got that right,” Rock said.

He also discussed the infamous slap he received from fellow actor Will Smith in 2022 while hosting the Academy Awards. Rock said he thinks his time hosting the event is done and he’ll only come back if he’s nominated.

“I’m not getting nominated. The only way I’ll go back is if I’m nominated, and I’m not getting nominated. And that’s OK. We’ll deal with that if it happens. Like, let’s manage expectations,” he said.

Rock is a longtime vocal liberal, supporting numerous Democratic politicians, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D). In a 2020 interview with The New York Times, he argued former President Barack Obama’s victory was “progress for White people.”

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70 million people got it right.
Yet few celebrities

— 32 Too

(@ThirtyTwoToo) September 8, 2026

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Glad he’s changed. There are so many people with Funny style stories with Mr Rock. On set, ETC ETC.

Glad he got over his fear.

— Dobby Styles (@DobbyStyles) September 8, 2026

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Ray may wanna slap Chris for that joke

— Ben Smith (@2187Guy) September 8, 2026

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Chris Rock this week said that Hollywood exposes a dark “underbelly” in Los Angeles that people want to pretend doesn’t exist.

“L.A. is a complicated place, man,” the comedian said in an interview with Variety that was published on Tuesday. “Fame’s a complicated thing. I’ve seen the switch in my lifetime.”

The 61-year-old said that people who came to Hollywood used to want to be “great — a great singer, great actor, great comedian. Now it’s just fame, and the greatness is almost assumed.”

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Chris Rock says Taylor Sheridan “makes the best sh-t” and praises “Hell or High Water”:

“Hey, if Taylor Sheridan's got a job for me, I will take that job. I could be the Black guy who owns some land and has white slaves. Taylor Sheridan, let's do the white slavery show!”

Watch… pic.twitter.com/dMC4kPCkhp

— Variety (@Variety) September 8, 2026

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