Lights, camera, action.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped a group of well-known actors to become “special ambassadors” − not to represent the U.S. overseas but rather at home.
In a social media post Thursday, Trump announced Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone will be his envoys to Hollywood, California, which the president-elect called “a great but very troubled place.”
“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!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
The U.S. film and television industries have faced some major hurdles in recent years between the COVID-19 pandemic, long-running strikes and other global challenges. It wasn’t immediately clear what the actors’ responsibilities will be in this role or how much authority they’ll have.
The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
All three men have been vocal supporters of the Republican president-elect.
In 2019, Voight hailed Trump as “the greatest president of this century.” The “Midnight Cowboy” actor received the National Medal of Arts from Trump the same year.
Gibson implied in a video posted by TMZ in October that he had cast his vote for Trump in 2024, saying it was a “pretty good guess” when asked if he backed for the GOP nominee.
“I know what it will be like if we let her in … and that ain’t good,” the “Braveheart” lead added, referring to Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Rounding out the trio of celebrities, “Rocky” himself, Stallone, called Trump the “second George Washington” while introducing the president-elect at a gala in November, shortly after his second term win. Stallone is also a frequent guest at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
“We’re in the presence of a really mythical character,” Stallone said. “…Nobody in the world could’ve pulled off what he pulled off, so I’m in awe.”