Chris Evans Is The Trump-Fighting Hero We Deserve
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Chris Evans Is The Trump-Fighting Hero We Deserve

The actor has not held back in his criticisms of the new President-Elect on social media — and it's amazing.

Tessa Fahey
Dec 06, 2016
The University of Alabama
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Not a lot of celebrities are willing to get political. By being vocal about their opinions, they can risk not only their popularity but also their chance of getting jobs in the future.

Chris Evans (you may know him from a little franchise called Captain America) has thrown that all out the window, and it's amazing.

The 35-year-old actor is using his Twitter (@ChrisEvans) as a platform to criticize President-Elect Donald Trump. It started with a mournful tweet on election night:

Then, in response to Donald Trump's claim that he would have won New York, California, and Florida easily if he had bothered to campaign there, Evans criticized the electoral college:

Is it just me, or is see the guy who plays Captain America promoting pure democracy really surreal?

Since the election, he's continued to call out Trump for fearmongering. He responded to an article refuting Donald Trump's claim that there was massive voter fraud by pointing out that a president needs to be honest:

And he's been pretty vocal about disagreeing with the people Trump is rumored to be giving jobs to, such as Steve Bannon who has been accused of racism in the past:

Once again, pretty surreal to see Captain America getting so angry about anti-Semitism.

And, of course, he's fighting Nazis as well:

If you look through the rest of his Twitter, you'll find him promoting his latest projects as well as promoting things his loved ones are working on. Plus, he has expressed support there for other things like Standing Rock and the fight to end cyberbullying:

So what do you think? Is Chris doing the right thing by using his fame to talk about politics? Or should he stay in his lane?

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