Editing Michael Moore (section)

==Political views==
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Although Moore has been known for his political activism,<ref name="detnews">{{cite news |title=Michael Moore Fights to Save Theatre in Traverse City |url=https://historictheatres.org/michael-moore-fights-to-save-state-theatre-in-traverse-city-mich/ |access-date=December 8, 2019 |work=[[The Detroit News]]/[[Theatre Historical Society of America]] |date=November 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102915/https://historictheatres.org/michael-moore-fights-to-save-state-theatre-in-traverse-city-mich/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref> he rejects the label as redundant in a democracy: "I and you and everyone else has to be a political activist. If we're not politically active, it ceases to be a democracy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-07-04/features/0706290259_1_sicko-health-care-health-care |title='I am the balance', says Moore |work=Minneapolis Star Tribune |publisher=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |date=July 4, 2007 |quote=Moore rejects the label "political activist"; as a citizen of a democracy, Moore insists, such a description is redundant. |access-date=July 6, 2007 |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113111918/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-07-04/features/0706290259_1_sicko-health-care-health-care }}</ref> According to John Flesher of the [[Associated Press]], Moore is known for his "fiery [[left-wing populism]]",<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Hollywood meets Bellaire as Moore gives sneak peek of "Sicko" |first=John |last=Flesher |date=June 16, 2007 |quote=But the filmmaker, known for his fiery left-wing populism and polemical films such as "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Oscar-winning "Bowling for Columbine", told the audience "Sicko" would appeal across the political spectrum.}}</ref> and publications such as the ''[[Socialist Worker]] Online'' have hailed him as the "new [[Tom Paine]]".<ref>Porton, Richard. {{cite web |url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-844175_ITM |title=Weapon of mass instruction Michael Moore's ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' |access-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134629/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-844175_ITM |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}. ''Cineaste'' (September 22, 2004). Retrieved May 15, 2009; see also Davy, Michael. [http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=777 Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124123/http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=777 |date=February 1, 2009 }}. ''Socialist Worker''. July 10, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2009.</ref> In a speech, he said that [[socialism]] is democracy and Christianity. However, he later said that economic philosophies from the past were not apt enough to describe today's realities.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neyMdjrbM18 "Michael Moore Talks About Socialism"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712064559/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neyMdjrbM18 |date=July 12, 2015 }}, American Film Institute, October 8, 2009</ref>

Moore was a high-profile guest at both the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] and the [[2004 Republican National Convention]], chronicling his impressions in ''[[USA Today]]''. He was criticized in a speech by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[John McCain]] as "a disingenuous film-maker". Moore laughed and waved as Republican attendees jeered, later chanting "four more years". Moore [[Loser (hand gesture)|gestured an L with his index finger and thumb]] at the crowd, which translates into "loser".<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/mccain.moore/index.html "Delegates relish McCain jab at filmmaker Moore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223174754/http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/mccain.moore/index.html |date=December 23, 2007 }}, CNN. August 31, 2006.</ref>

During September and October 2004, Moore spoke at universities and colleges in [[swing state]]s during his "Slacker Uprising Tour". The tour gave away [[instant noodles|ramen]] and underwear to students who promised to vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moore Offers 'Hellraiser' Scholarship During Speech |url=http://www.10news.com/politics/3802561/detail.html |website=[[10News]] |access-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214082545/http://www.10news.com/news/politics/moore-offers-hellraiser-scholarship-during-speech |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |date=October 14, 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00509.htm |title=Michael Moore Offers Slacker Uprising Free Online |work=Scoop Independent News |date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=December 4, 2011 |archive-date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806221532/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00509.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Skivvie scandal | date=October 13, 2004 | url=https://www.metrotimes.com/news/skivvie-scandal-2179839 | work=metrotimes.com }}</ref> One stop during the tour was [[Utah Valley State College]]. A fight for his right to speak resulted in massive public debates and a media blitz, eventually resulting in a lawsuit against the college and the resignation of at least one member of the college's student government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600110152/Film-dissects-pros-cons-of-Moore-visit.html |title=Film dissects pros, cons of Moore visit |work=Deseret Morning News |date=February 6, 2005 |first=Laura |last=Hancock |access-date=December 4, 2011 |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313224533/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600110152/Film-dissects-pros-cons-of-Moore-visit.html }}</ref><ref name="This Divided State">[http://www.thisdividedstate.com/ ''This Divided State''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011180220/http://www.thisdividedstate.com/ |date=October 11, 2018 }} official website. Retrieved July 9, 2006.</ref> The Utah event was chronicled in the documentary film ''[[This Divided State]]''.<ref name="This Divided State" />

[[File:My Pet Goat Parody.jpg|thumb|Moore lampoons [[George W. Bush]]'s [[The Pet Goat#George W. Bush during the September 11 attacks|reaction]] to the [[September 11 attacks]] notification.]]
Moore urged Ralph Nader not to run in [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]] so as not to split the left vote. On ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'', Moore and [[Bill Maher]] knelt before Nader to plead with him to stay out of the race.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33257-2004Aug1.html |title=Bill Maher: Back for More |first=Tom |last=Shales |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 2, 2004 |access-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609094732/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33257-2004Aug1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moore drew attention in 2004 when he used the term "deserter" to describe then president [[George W. Bush]] while introducing Retired Army Gen. [[Wesley K. Clark]] at a Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire. Noting that Clark had been a champion debater at West Point, Moore told a laughing crowd, "I know what you're thinking. I want to see that debate" between Clark and Bush – "the general versus the deserter". Moore said he was referring to published reports in several media outlets including ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' which had reported that "there is strong evidence that Bush performed no military service as required when he moved from Houston to Alabama to work on a U.S. Senate campaign from May to November 1972."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/george-w-bush-awol#article2 |title=Headline: Campaign 2000 / Guard Duty; Bush Pressured on Military Gaps |publisher=MichaelMoore.com |access-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075535/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/george-w-bush-awol#article2 |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/george-w-bush-awol |title=George W. Bush, A.W.O.L |publisher=MichaelMoore.com |access-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075535/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/george-w-bush-awol |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm628_20041005.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013182837/http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm628_20041005.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2004 |title=Michigan GOP says Michael Moore tried to buy votes with underwear |date=October 5, 2004 |first=Dawson |last=Bell |work=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref>

In 2007, Moore became a contributing journalist at ''[[OpEdNews]]'', and by May 2014, had authored over 70 articles published on their website.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Moore author page at ''OpEdNews'' |url=http://www.opednews.com/author/author2347.html |access-date=May 19, 2014 |newspaper=[[OpEdNews]] |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523021940/http://www.opednews.com/author/author2347.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore was an active supporter of the [[Occupy Wall Street]] protest in New York City and spoke with the OWS protesters on September 26, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Something Has Started: Michael Moore on the Occupy Wall St. Protests that Could Spark a Movement |url=http://www.democracynow.org/2011/9/28/something_has_started_michael_moore_on |access-date=October 29, 2011 |newspaper=Democracy Now |date=September 28, 2011 |archive-date=October 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026064910/http://www.democracynow.org/2011/9/28/something_has_started_michael_moore_on |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 29, 2011, he spoke at the [[Occupy Oakland]] protest site to express his support.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Moore: Occupy movement killed apathy |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-moore-occupy-movement-killed-apathy/ |access-date=October 29, 2011 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=October 29, 2011 |archive-date=October 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030124831/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-20127435/michael-moore-occupy-movement-killed-apathy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moore praised ''[[Django Unchained]]'', tweeting that the movie "is one of the best film satires ever. A rare American movie on slavery and the origins of our sick racist history."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.decapost.com/entertainment/2012/12/31/django-unchained-was-more-than-a-role-for-kerry-washington_s_3821107.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130408014454/http://www.decapost.com/entertainment/2012/12/31/django-unchained-was-more-than-a-role-for-kerry-washington_s_3821107.html |archive-date=April 8, 2013 |title='Django Unchained' was more than a role for Kerry Washington |work=DecaPost.com |date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Michael Moore at the march against Trump, New York City (30914156636).jpg|thumb|Moore at the [[Protests against Donald Trump|anti-Trump rally]] in New York City, November 12, 2016]]

Moore's 2011 claims that "Four hundred obscenely wealthy individuals, 400 little [[Mubarak]]s – most of whom benefited in some way from the multi-trillion-dollar taxpayer bailout of 2008 – now have more cash, stock and property than the assets of 155 million Americans combined" and that these 400 Americans "have more wealth than half of all Americans combined" was found to be true by [[PolitiFact]] and others.<ref name="PF-20110311">{{cite news |last1=Kertscher |first1=Tom |last2=Borowski |first2=Greg |title=The Truth-O-Meter Says: '''True''' – Michael Moore says 400 Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined |url=http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/mar/10/michael-moore/michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |date=March 10, 2011 |work=[[PolitiFact]] |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114233205/https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/mar/10/michael-moore/michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="HP-20110306">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Michael |title=America Is Not Broke |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/america-is-not-broke_b_832006.html |date=March 6, 2011 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-date=March 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310160242/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/america-is-not-broke_b_832006.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MM-20110307">{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Moore |title=The Forbes 400 vs. Everybody Else |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/forbes-400-vs-everybody-else |date=March 7, 2011 |work=michaelmoore.com |archive-date=March 9, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309211959/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/forbes-400-vs-everybody-else}}</ref><ref name="CNN-20100922">{{cite news |last=Pepitone |first=Julianne |title=Forbes 400: The super-rich get richer |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/09/22/news/companies/forbes_400/index.htm |date=September 22, 2010 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130215747/https://money.cnn.com/2010/09/22/news/companies/forbes_400/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

After Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] died in March 2013, Moore praised him for "eliminating 75 percent of extreme poverty" while "[providing] free health and education for all".<ref>Child, Ben (March 6, 2013), [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/06/hugo-chavez-hollywood-tribute "Sean Penn, Michael Moore and Oliver Stone pay tribute to Hugo Chávez"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527102229/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/06/hugo-chavez-hollywood-tribute |date=May 27, 2017 }}, ''The Guardian''.</ref>

=== 2000 presidential election ===
Moore supported [[Ralph Nader]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 7, 2000 |title=Michael Moore Rocks the Garden |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2000/10/17/michael_moore_rocks_the_garden |access-date=August 13, 2020 |website=democracynow.org |publisher=[[Democracy Now!]] |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415011218/https://www.democracynow.org/2000/10/17/michael_moore_rocks_the_garden |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore was critical of [[Al Gore]] and [[George W. Bush]]. Moore criticizes Gore for the loss of thousands of jobs during his time as vice president, voting to confirm [[Antonin Scalia]], proposing more funding for the Pentagon, and proposing to expand the [[War on Drugs]].<ref name="News 1">{{Cite web |title=Political Activist Michael Moore |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121937&page=1 |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018090743/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121937&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore reportedly told Bush "Your possible victory on Tuesday is a threat to our national security". Moore also called Bush "a banal, despicable, and corrupt human being".<ref name="News 1"/>

=== Barack Obama ===
On April 21, 2008, Moore endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for president, stating that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s recent actions had been "disgusting".<ref>[{{cite web |date=April 21, 2008 |title=My Vote's for Obama (if I could vote) ...by Michael Moore] |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/my-votes-for-obama-if-i-could-vote-by-michael-moore |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220180732/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/my-votes-for-obama-if-i-could-vote-by-michael-moore |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=January 1, 2017}}</ref> Moore criticized the [[2011 military intervention in Libya]]. After the [[Operation Odyssey Dawn#Summary of action|US troops launched]] 110 [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk]] missiles at military targets in [[Libya]], Moore suggested that President [[Barack Obama]] should return his [[2009 Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] and tweeted in his official Twitter account, "May I suggest a 50-mile evacuation zone around Obama's Nobel Peace Prize?"<ref>Fabian, Jordan (March 19, 2011). [https://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/86107-michael-moore-rips-obama-over-libya/ "Michael Moore Rips Obama over Libya"] . ''The Hill's Twitter Room'' (blog of ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]''). Retrieved April 23, 2011.</ref><ref>[[Staff writer]] (March 20, 2011).  [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/filmmaker-michael-moore-rips-president-obama-over-libya/ "Filmmaker Michael Moore Rips President Obama over Libya"] . [[Fox News]]. Retrieved April 23, 2011.</ref>

==== Criticism of Obamacare and support for a single-payer model ====
In an [[op-ed]] piece for ''[[The New York Times]]'' published on December 31, 2013, Moore assessed the [[Affordable Care Act]], calling it "awful" and adding that "Obamacare's rocky start ... is a result of one fatal flaw: The Affordable Care Act is a pro-insurance-industry plan implemented by a president who knew in his heart that a single-payer, Medicare-for-all model was the true way to go." Despite his strong critique, however, Moore wrote that he still considers the plan a "godsend" because it provides a start "to get what we deserve: universal quality health care."<ref name="NYT-20131231">{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Michael |date=December 31, 2013 |title=The Obamacare We Deserve |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/opinion/moore-the-obamacare-we-deserve.html |url-status=unfit |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629102142/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/opinion/moore-the-obamacare-we-deserve.html |archive-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name="TNR-20140105">{{cite magazine |author=Noam Schieber |date=January 5, 2014 |title=How Obamacare Actually Paves the Way Toward Single Payer |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/116105/obamacare-will-lead-single-payer-michael-moore |magazine=[[The New Republic]] |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107041358/http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116105/obamacare-will-lead-single-payer-michael-moore |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2016 Presidential election ===

==== Support for Bernie Sanders ====
In December 2015, Moore announced his support for [[Vermont]] Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref name="Bernie">{{cite web |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Michael Moore on Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, The Extreme Right, God and His New Movie, Where To Invade Next |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/elysabeth-alfano/michael-moore-on-politics_b_8857558.html |access-date=December 30, 2015 |publisher=[[HuffPost]] |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230032247/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elysabeth-alfano/michael-moore-on-politics_b_8857558.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore called Sanders a "force to contend with".<ref>{{cite web |date=October 14, 2015 |title=Michael Moore: Sanders won the Dem debate |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256885-michael-moore-sanders-won-the-dem-debate/ |access-date=December 30, 2015 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161840/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256885-michael-moore-sanders-won-the-dem-debate |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2016, he officially endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Moore |date=January 31, 2016 |title=My Endorsement Of Bernie Sanders |url=http://michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201090832/http://michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/ |archive-date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |website=michaelmoore.com}}</ref> He also described [[democratic socialism]] as "a true democracy where everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has a voice, not just the rich".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=693889167521021952|user=MMFlint|title=What is democratic socialism? It's having a true democracy where everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has a voice, not just the rich.|date=January 31, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2018|first=Michael|last=Moore}}</ref> After Sanders lost the 2016 primaries, Moore urged Americans to vote for Clinton<ref>{{cite web |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |date=October 19, 2016 |title=Michael Moore filmed 'TrumpLand' just 11 days ago to rally 'depressed Hillary voters' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-moore-trumpland-hillary-clinton-election-movie-watch-20161019-snap-story.html |access-date=November 9, 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511003723/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-moore-trumpland-hillary-clinton-election-movie-watch-20161019-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Al Jazeera Staff |date=November 5, 2016 |title=Michael Moore: 'No choice' except Hillary Clinton |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/11/michael-moore-choice-hillary-clinton-161104095845852.html |access-date=November 9, 2016 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108115653/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/11/michael-moore-choice-hillary-clinton-161104095845852.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while also correctly predicting that Trump would win the election because the post-industrial [[Midwestern states]] would vote for Trump.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gauthier |first=Brendan |date=July 21, 2016 |title="I think Trump is gonna win": Michael Moore tells Bill Maher that Dems need to stop laughing at the RNC circus |url=http://www.salon.com/2016/07/21/i_think_trump_is_gonna_win_michael_moore_tells_bill_maher_that_dems_need_top_stop_laughing_at_the_rnc_circus/ |access-date=November 9, 2016 |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109205038/http://www.salon.com/2016/07/21/i_think_trump_is_gonna_win_michael_moore_tells_bill_maher_that_dems_need_top_stop_laughing_at_the_rnc_circus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After Trump was elected, Moore called Trump a "Russian traitor",<ref>"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michael-moore-donald-trump-vacate-russian-traitor-impeachment-us-president-michael-flynn-a7580796.html Michael Moore tells Donald Trump: 'Vacate you Russian traitor'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909000239/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michael-moore-donald-trump-vacate-russian-traitor-impeachment-us-president-michael-flynn-a7580796.html |date=September 9, 2017 }}". ''The Independent''. February 15, 2017.</ref> saying his presidency had "no legitimacy".<ref>"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-moore-democrats-donald-trump-national-emergency-us-president-documentary-congress-a7642836.html Michael Moore calls on Democrats to declare 'national emergency' to stop Donald Trump] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091457/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-moore-democrats-donald-trump-national-emergency-us-president-documentary-congress-a7642836.html |date=September 29, 2017 }}". ''The Independent''. March 22, 2017.</ref>

==== Other developments ====
In October 2016, Moore criticized [[Julian Assange]] and [[WikiLeaks]] for publishing [[2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|leaks from the DNC's emails]], saying: "I think WikiLeaks and I think Assange, they're essentially anarchists and they know, just like a lot of people voting for Trump know, that he's their human Molotov cocktail and they want to blow up the system. It's an anarchic move."<ref>"[http://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-and-michael-moore-turn-on-julian-assange-i-feel-like-hes-drifted Bill Maher and Michael Moore Turn on Julian Assange: 'I Feel Like He's Drifted'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613004423/http://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-and-michael-moore-turn-on-julian-assange-i-feel-like-hes-drifted |date=June 13, 2017 }}". ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. October 29, 2016.</ref>

In November 2016, right after [[Donald Trump]] was elected President of the United States, and inspired by [[Bertram Gross]]'s 1980 book, ''[[Friendly Fascism (book)|Friendly Fascism]]'', Moore reportedly stated: "The next wave of fascists will not come with [[cattle cars]] and [[Internment|concentration camps]], but they'll come with a [[smiley]] face and maybe a TV show ... That's how the 21st-century fascists will essentially take over."<ref name="HP-20161114">{{cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |author-link=Matthew Jacobs |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Michael Moore: Fascists Now Come With 'A Smiley Face And Maybe A TV Show' |work=[[HuffPost]] |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-donald-trump_us_5829c5bce4b02d21bbc97cab |access-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314065247/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-donald-trump_us_5829c5bce4b02d21bbc97cab |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Donald Trump ===
==== Trumpileaks ====
[[File:Michael Moore- Democrats Aren't Running The Right People - Morning Joe - MSNBC.webm|thumb|right|200px|Moore expresses his political views in 2017 – video from [[MSNBC]]. ]]
Moore started the website TrumpiLeaks in May 2017, to encourage [[whistleblower]]s to provide information about [[Donald Trump]]. Moore was inspired to create the site after witnessing the firings by Trump of three law enforcement officials, specifically: [[United States Attorney]] [[Preet Bharara]], former acting [[United States Attorney General]] [[Sally Yates]], and former [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] [[Dismissal of James Comey|James Comey]].<ref name="newsweek">{{citation |last=Gorman |first=Michele |title=Michael Moore launches 'TrumpiLeaks' website for whistleblowers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-whistleblowers-621652 |work=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607014255/http://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-whistleblowers-621652 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="salon">{{citation |last=Rozsa |first=Michael |title=Michael Moore announces TrumpiLeaks, a website for anonymous anti-Trump leakers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-creates-a-website-for-anonymous-anti-trump-leakers/ |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606174140/http://www.salon.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-creates-a-website-for-anonymous-anti-trump-leakers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore posted a message to his personal website, explaining the motivation of the new venture and that he wanted any information related to: "crimes, breaches of public trust and misconduct committed by Donald J. Trump and his associates".<ref name="usatoday">{{citation |last=Rossman |first=Sean |title=Michael Moore appeals to whistleblowers with Trumpileaks website |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/06/michael-moore-appeals-whistleblowers-trumpileaks-website/373199001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607220312/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/06/michael-moore-appeals-whistleblowers-trumpileaks-website/373199001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He asserted, "Trump thinks he's above the law".<ref name="usatoday" /> Moore stated it was his view that Trump had engaged in [[obstruction of justice]], falsehoods to the United States citizenry, promoted violent behavior, and violated the [[Constitution of the United States]].<ref name="cnbc">{{citation |last=LaVito |first=Angelica |title=Michael Moore launches TrumpiLeaks to encourage spilling secrets |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks.html |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606181205/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thehill">{{citation |last=Thomsen |first=Jacqueline |title=Michael Moore launches 'Trumpileaks' website for whistleblowers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336481-michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-for-whistleblowers/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606131833/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336481-michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-for-whistleblowers |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Criticism of corporate media ====
In March 2018, Moore criticized the "corporate media", saying "You turn on the TV, and it's 'Russia, Russia, Russia!' These are all shiny keys to distract us. We should know about the [[2018 West Virginia teachers' strike|West Virginia strike]]. What an inspiration that would be. But they don't show this".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Michael Moore blasts 'corporate media' for only talking about "Russia, Russia, Russia" |url=https://www.salon.com/2018/03/20/michael-moore-blasts-corporate-media-for-only-talking-about-russia-russia-russia/ |access-date=October 7, 2018 |website=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203534/https://www.salon.com/2018/03/20/michael-moore-blasts-corporate-media-for-only-talking-about-russia-russia-russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Calls for Trump's impeachment ====
In April 2018, Moore taunted Trump by ironically asking him why he had not already fired [[Robert Mueller]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomsen |first=Jacqueline |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Michael Moore taunts Trump: 'Grow a pair' and fire Mueller already |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/382540-michael-moore-taunts-trump-grow-a-pair-and-fire-mueller-already/ |access-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184139/http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/382540-michael-moore-taunts-trump-grow-a-pair-and-fire-mueller-already |url-status=live }}</ref> After the [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Russia–United States summit of July 2018]], Moore called for Trump's impeachment, saying "Congress needs no more proof than Trump's admission yesterday that he sides with Putin to impeach and remove him."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leblanc |first=Paul |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Michael Moore says 'no more proof' is needed for Trump to be impeached by Congress |work=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-impeach-trump-congress-1028461 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184300/https://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-impeach-trump-congress-1028461 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moore compared Trump to [[Nazi Germany]]'s dictator [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>{{cite news |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Michael Moore compares Trump to Hitler in new documentary |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-tiff-fahrenheit-11-9/michael-moore-compares-trump-to-hitler-in-new-documentary-idUSKCN1LM318 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819113108/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-tiff-fahrenheit-11-9/michael-moore-compares-trump-to-hitler-in-new-documentary-idUSKCN1LM318 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 10, 2019, Moore tweeted: "I guess they think a country dumb enough to elect Trump is stupid enough to believe [[Jeffrey Epstein]] committed suicide."<ref>{{cite news |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Conspiracy theories run wild after billionaire's apparent jail cell suicide |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/epstein-conspiracy-theories-run-wild-after-billionaires-apparent-jail-cell-suicide-230949143.html |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811201600/https://au.news.yahoo.com/epstein-conspiracy-theories-run-wild-after-billionaires-apparent-jail-cell-suicide-230949143.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2019 |title=Celebrities react to Jeffrey Epstein's death with conspiracy theories about Donald Trump, Russia |publisher=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-trump-russia |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814205820/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-trump-russia |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Further support for Bernie Sanders ====
In October 2019, he announced his political endorsement of [[Bernie Sanders]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Moore |date=October 18, 2019 |title=Michael Moore on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1185294643283537931 |via=Twitter |access-date=October 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018220450/https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1185294643283537931 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2024}} After Sanders lost the primaries, Moore urged Sanders supporters to vote for [[Joe Biden]] in the general election.