Donald Trump Is Weirdly Starstruck, and Mel Gibson Looks Like the Latest Beneficiary

A reported Justice Department attempt to restore the actor’s gun rights reflects how the president views his celebrity friends and foes

President Donald Trump and Mel Gibson (Credit: Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap)
President Donald Trump and Mel Gibson (Credit: Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap)

Republicans might be the “shut-up-and-sing” party when it comes to celebrities dabbling in politics, but their leader has a different attitude toward stars — if, that is, they support him.

That’s the backdrop to reports that thanks to his “personal relationship” with President Donald Trump, Mel Gibson, the star of the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, could be regaining access to his lethal weapons.

Trump gets written about constantly — he is the president, after all — but a few aspects of his personality go underreported, perhaps none more so than the ample evidence of just how weirdly starstruck he is.

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