Actor Samuel L. Jackson opened up about the devastation his Marvel co-star felt after former President Donald Trump’s election win.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Jackson talked about becoming ā€œgreat friendsā€ with his ā€œCaptain Marvelā€ co-star, Brie Larson, during the filming of the 2017 movie ā€œKong: Skull Island.ā€ He shared how he encouraged her following Trump’s win in the 2016 election, which he said was ā€œsuch a hard timeā€ for the pair.

ā€œThen, we bonded through the election while we were doing her movie when Donald Trump won. She was broken, and I was like, ā€˜Don’t let ā€˜em break you. You have to be strong now,'ā€ he explained.

Jackson also made bold claims about the 45th president and the Republician Party.

ā€œWhen I see Trump, I see the same rednecks I saw when I was growing up who called me ā€˜nā€”ā€“ā€˜ and tried to keep me in my place. That’s what the Republican Party is to me,ā€ he said of the controversial figure.

The Oscar winner added, ā€œThey’re doing it to young people, gay people. They don’t care who you are. If you’re not them, you’re the enemy.ā€

This was not the first time Jackson expressed his disapproval of Trump.

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In an interview with Esquire in 2019, Jackson accused him of ā€œruining the planet.ā€

ā€œAnd the people think that’s okay. It’s not f–king okay. And if you’re not saying anything, then you’re complicit,ā€ he asserted.

Jackson added, ā€œAnd I wouldn’t give a f–k if I was a garbageman and I had a Twitter account; I’d tweet that sh-t out. I’m not thinking about who I am and what my job is when I do that sh-t.ā€

Furthermore, Jackson addressed whether his opinions on Trump would antagonize his fans.

ā€œI know how many motherf–kers hate me. ā€˜I’m never going to see a Sam Jackson movie again.’ F–k I care?ā€ he said.

Jackson noted that people no longer watching his movies wouldn’t hurt his wallet because he ā€œalready cashed that check.ā€

ā€œF–k you. Burn up my videotapes. I don’t give a f–k,ā€ he continued.