Star Wars and Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford blasted President Trump this week in the latest Hollywood political meltdown, calling him one of the greatest criminals in history.
Harrison Ford has played some of the most beloved heroes in cinema history — a swashbuckling archaeologist, a starship smuggler-turned-general, even the President of the United States. But this week, the veteran actor gave an interview that landed far from the world of adventurous escapism and deep into modern Hollywood’s favorite battleground: attacking President Trump and the voters who put him in office.
Harrison Ford as the Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World – YouTube, Marvel Entertainment
Speaking to The Guardian, Ford unloaded on the 45th and 47th President while discussing climate policy, accusing him not only of wrongdoing but of being one of the greatest villains in world history.
Here are Ford’s full remarks from the interview, presented without edits:
“[Trump] doesn’t have any policies, he has whims. It scares the s**t out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. [Trump] knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know of a greater criminal in history.”
Ford followed up with: “Everything we’ve said about climate change has come true. Why is that not sufficient that it alarms people that they change behaviors? Because of the entrenched status quo.”
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Lucasfilm
And later added: “He’s losing ground because everything he says is a lie.”
Ford eventually pivoted to a message of hope, saying: “I’m confident we can mitigate against [climate change], that we can buy time to change behaviors, to create new technologies, to concentrate more fully on implementation of those policies. But we have to develop the political will and intellectual sophistication to realize that we human beings are capable of change. We are incredibly adaptive, we are incredibly inventive. If we concentrate on a problem, we can fix it most times.”
These remarks came as Ford received a conservation award at Chicago’s Field Museum.
A Familiar Hollywood Script
Ford is a cinematic icon — that’s not in dispute. But his comments reflect a recurring Hollywood trend: major stars using legacy press appearances not just to advocate for causes they care about, but to condemn huge swaths of the electorate.
(L-R): Teddy (Ethann Isidore), Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in Lucasfilm’s INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
For many Americans, especially those feeling economic pressure or dealing with rising energy costs, a climate lecture from someone who has famously owned and flown private planes lands… awkwardly.
Ford’s passion is real. So is the disconnect.
The Broader Divide
The entertainment industry once prided itself on uniting the public — creating shared cultural moments that transcended politics. Today, partisan attacks from celebrities are increasingly common, and many viewers feel lectured at rather than entertained.
(L-R): Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in Lucasfilm’s INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
The question isn’t whether Ford has the right to speak. He does — just like everyone else. The question is whether Hollywood understands the alienation it fuels when its highest-profile names frame millions of Americans not as fellow citizens, but as accomplices to historical evil.
If the goal is persuading people on an issue, accusing them of enabling the “greatest criminal in history” may not be the most effective outreach strategy.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Lucasfilm
Ford’s legacy on screen remains untouchable. But moments like this remind audiences why trust in celebrity activism continues to fall, and why so many Americans have emotionally checked out of Hollywood’s political monologues.
How do you feel about Harrison Ford calling President Trump a criminal? Sound off in the comments and let us know!
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Considering that he ruined the legacy of the characters he’s most known for I don’t think he has the greatest reasoning.
Worse than Pol Pot? Idi Amin?
Harrison has some weird standards.
I hate internet and social networks for ruining my childhood heroes like Luke Skywalker & Indiana Jones. I always thought they are totally different from what they really are – spoiled, dumb, rich idiots.