Tim Allen Surprises Many With His Very Candid Take On On Trump

Tim Allen is no stranger to the reality of political bias. For crying out loud, ABC cancelled “Last Man Standing” even though it was generating more than solid ratings. Everyone had a hunch the cancellation had more to do with the conservative leanings of Allen’s character and less to do with a supposed “scheduling error.”

The good news? FOX is picking it back up this fall! Allen is back!

He recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly and gave a very honest interview on Trump. Is he his #1 fan? Not really. But does he think we needed someone like him to get the job done? It seems so.

“I’ve met [Trump] at the charity event years ago, and that certainly doesn’t fit with the man who tweets. I’ve met a lot of people in private whose public persona is a bit off. My perception is ‘let’s see what he gets done,'” he said. “Let’s stop banging on the pilot’s door and trying to pull the guy out of his seat while he’s still flying. You might not like how he’s flying the plane but let’s let him land it. Do I like him or agree with him? … I don’t know.”

“Somebody got this NAFTA thing done. How did that happen? It’s like a slight of hand with this dude. There’s this smoke and smelly food but over here he just fixed a pothole. The theater of this is fascinating. He doesn’t do it very attractively but you don’t even realize the economy is doing better. Is it? There’s so much drama,” he continued. “Maybe it took this type of guy to get stuff done because it was so stuck in the mud. I’m just watching the theater of it and trying to keep my personal opinions out of it. What difference does it make whether I like him?”

It’s SO RARE to hear that from somebody in Hollywood.

“I’d just want to say again: It’s not a political show. We talk about politics because everybody does. If you want to see me talk politics, come see me at The Mirage in Las Vegas, or any of the concerts that I do throughout the country,” he added. “My politics are really irrelevant. What I do in my family, what I do in my neighborhood, that may be more of an indication of what I believe. But I wouldn’t want who say, “I can’t stand Trump so I can’t watch this show.” Try to table that. It’s a sitcom that’s really clever where we work hard to make you laugh your ass off.”

This was truly refreshing to hear. I’m sure people can’t wait for the reboot. September 28th– mark your calendars accordingly!