Editing Jon Voight (section)

==Political views==
[[File:National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Presentations (49101695708).jpg|thumb|Voight with President [[Donald Trump]] after receiving the [[National Medal of Arts]] in 2019]]
In his early life, Voight's political views aligned with American [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] views, and he supported President [[John F. Kennedy]], describing [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|his assassination]] as traumatizing to people at that time.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |date=September 8, 2007 |first=Scott |last=Holleran |title=Interview: Actor Jon Voight |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/features/?id=2381&pagenum=all&p=.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316010543/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/features/?id=2381&pagenum=all&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He also worked alongside [[Jane Fonda]], [[Tina Sinatra]], and [[Cicely Tyson]] for the [[George McGovern]] campaign, assisting with voter registration efforts in the inner city areas of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0-684-87076-2 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |title=My father's daughter |url=https://archive.org/details/myfathersdaughte00sina |url-access=limited |author1=Tina Sinatra |author-link=Tina Sinatra |author2=Jeff Coplon |page=[https://archive.org/details/myfathersdaughte00sina/page/140 140] |year=2000}}</ref> Voight actively [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War|protested against]] the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="wash" /> In the 1970s, he made public appearances alongside [[Jane Fonda]] and [[Leonard Bernstein]] in support of the leftist [[Popular Unity (Chile)|Popular Unity]] group in [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The World the Sixties Made |url=https://archive.org/details/worldsixtiesmade00goss |url-access=limited |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldsixtiesmade00goss/page/n117 107] |first=Van |last=Gosse |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-59213-201-0 |year=2003}}</ref>

In a July 28, 2008, [[op-ed]] in ''[[The Washington Times]],'' Voight wrote that he regretted his youthful [[anti-war]] activism, and claimed that the peace movement of that time was driven by "[[Marxist]] propaganda".  He also claimed that the radicals in the peace movement were responsible for the communists coming to power in Vietnam and Cambodia and for failing to stop the subsequent slaughter of 1.5 million people in the [[Khmer Rouge Killing Fields|Killing Fields]].<ref name="wash" />

In the same op-ed, Voight also criticized the Democratic Party and [[Barack Obama]]'s bid to become president, claiming that the Democrats had created "a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure (Obama)" who would "demoralize this country and help create a socialist America."<ref name="wash" /> He claimed that Obama had grown up with the teachings of very angry, militant white and black people around him.<ref name="wash">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/28/voight/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |title=My Concerns for America |date=July 28, 2008 |access-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730100227/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/28/voight/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Voight endorsed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential nominees [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] and [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] presidential elections respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/01/jon-voight-endorses-mitt-romney-112761 |title=Jon Voight Endorses Mitt Romney |author=McDevitt, Caitlin |website=Politico |date=January 30, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030426/https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/01/jon-voight-endorses-mitt-romney-112761 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-voight-endorses-donald-trump-873931 |title=Jon Voight Endorses Donald Trump for president |author=Parker, Ryan |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |archive-date=November 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125174754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-voight-endorses-donald-trump-873931 |url-status=live }}</ref> Speaking at an inauguration rally for Trump in January 2017, Voight said, "God answered all our prayers" by granting Trump the White House. In May 2019, Voight released a short two-part video on Twitter supporting Trump's policies, and calling him "the greatest president since [[Abraham Lincoln]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holcombe |first1=Madeline |title=Oscar winner calls Trump the greatest president since Lincoln |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/25/politics/jon-voight-trump-twitter-lincoln/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=May 25, 2019 |date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525134712/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/25/politics/jon-voight-trump-twitter-lincoln/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2020, after the [[2020 United States presidential election|United States presidential election]], Voight released a statement through his [[Twitter]] account, in which he stated he was very angry that Joe Biden had won the election. He further implied that [[Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud|Biden had committed electoral fraud]] and proclaimed that the United States was engaged in "our greatest fight since the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] – the battle of righteousness versus [[Satan]], because these leftists are evil, corrupt, and they want to tear down this nation." He finished the statement by imploring his followers to not let the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count|2020 presidential election be certified]] without attempting to make sure it was accurate first. After the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]], and after Biden's victory was confirmed in Congress on January 7, Voight released one more video on his Twitter account for his followers, telling them to cease protesting.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=jonvoight |author-link=Jon Voight |number=1326323889417322497 |date=11 Nov 2020 |title=We all know the truth.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/525454-jon-voight-says-fighting-lie-biden-won-is-greatest-fight-since |title=Jon Voight says fighting 'lie' Biden won is 'greatest fight since the Civil War' |first=Sarah |last=Polus |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128131644/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/525454-jon-voight-says-fighting-lie-biden-won-is-greatest-fight-since |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, following [[Robb Elementary School shooting|a mass shooting at an elementary school]] in [[Uvalde, Texas]], Voight posted a video in support of [[gun control]], arguing that "proper qualifications" and "testing" should be necessary for gun ownership.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kika |first1=Thomas |title=Trump ally Jon Voight calls for "proper qualifications for gun ownership" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-ally-jon-voight-calls-proper-qualifications-gun-ownership-1711141 |website=Newsweek |access-date=29 May 2022 |language=en |date=28 May 2022 |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529145510/https://www.newsweek.com/trump-ally-jon-voight-calls-proper-qualifications-gun-ownership-1711141 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Lily |title=Jon Voight calls for gun control in emotional Facebook video following Uvalde shooting |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jon-voight-uvalde-gun-control-171120067.html |website=Yahoo! News |date=May 28, 2022 |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529145510/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jon-voight-uvalde-gun-control-171120067.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023, Voight expressed disappointment in his daughter Angelina Jolie, criticizing her views on the [[Gaza war]] and accusing her of spreading misinformation. Whereas Jolie had called for a ceasefire, Voight emphasized Israel's right to protect its people, stating that the conflict was about preserving the [[Holy Land]] and the Jewish people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/jon-voight-slams-daughter-angelina-jolie-palestine-israel-war-stance-2023-11 |title=Jon Voight slams daughter Angelina Jolie for her anti-Israel stance: 'I'm so disappointed' |publisher=Insider |date=5 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/07/jon-voight-disappointed-by-daughter-angelina-jolies-lies-about-israel-hamas-war |title=Jon Voight 'disappointed' by daughter Angelina Jolie's 'lies' about Israel Hamas war |publisher=Euronews |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210173729/https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/07/jon-voight-disappointed-by-daughter-angelina-jolies-lies-about-israel-hamas-war |url-status=live }}</ref> Reportedly this was one factor leading Jolie to once again cut off contact with him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angelina Jolie not on speaking terms with estranged father Jon Voight: Here's why |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1221329-angelina-jolie-not-on-speaking-terms-with-estranged-father-jon-voight-heres-why |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> Voight again endorsed [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2024]].<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/14-influential-personalities-endorsing-trump-for-2024/ss-BB1h8MCI 14 Influential Personalities Endorsing Trump for 2024], ''[[MSN]]'', Michelle Harle, January 23, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.</ref>