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In a new profile in the Daily Beast, actor Viggo Mortensen explains why after supporting Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) for president he has chosen to support Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party.
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According to Mortensen, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are equally repugnant.
“If you want a woman then vote for Jill Stein,” he told Marlow Stern of the Daily Beast.
“If you really want a woman president—if that’s what you want—vote for Jill Stein.”
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When it comes to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Mortensen explained that it all comes down to trust.
“I trust Hillary about as much as I trust Donald Trump. I think she’s dishonest, I don’t think she has the interests of working people at heart, and I think she’s shown that time and again. All the things that Bernie Sanders said about her I agree with.”
Mortensen also explains that he would support a parliamentary system of election. Despite supporting a candidate who many don’t consider a major player in the election, Mortensen won’t waiver in his support.
“I know the argument is, ‘Yes, if you vote for Jill Stein you’re giving Trump a chance.’ The Nader argument. But you know, at some point it’s got to change. We should have a parliamentary system. It’s really got to change.”
