Director J.J. Abrams and a giant list of “Star Trek” talent spanning decades have banded together in an effort to bash Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
“Trek Against Trump” was posted to Facebook Thursday with 110 signatories from the popular franchise, including actors, writers, producers and others connected with Gene Roddenberry’s series.
In the post, Democrat Hillary Clinton is said to have “deep and valuable experience” while Mr. Trump is cast as “an amateur with a contemptuous ignorance of national laws and international realities.”
“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the Star Trek universe as Donald Trump,” the post reads. “His election would take this country backward, perhaps disastrously. We need to elect a president who will move this country forward into the kind of future we all dream of: where personal differences are understood and accepted, where science overrules superstition, where people work together instead of against each other.”
A partial list of those who endorsed the campaign include:
- J.J. Abrams
- Scott Bakula
- LeVar Burton
- John Cho
- Alex Kurtzman
- Justin Lin
- Adam Nimoy
- Susan Nimoy
- Simon Pegg
- Chris Pine
- Zachary Quinto
- Eugene & Heidi Roddenberry
- Zoe Saldana
- Brent Spiner
- George Takei
- Karl Urban
- Wil Wheaton
Notably absent is William Shatner, the original James T. Kirk and captain of the USS Enterprise.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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