Conservative actor Jon Voight isn’t backing away from comments Brad Pitt’s mother said about President Barack Obama – instead he’s embracing them.
Voight stood up for the right of the superstar’s mother to speak out against abortion and same-sex marriage.
Last week, Brad Pitt’s mother penned an anti-gay, anti-Obama letter to her local newspaper in which she described Obama as “a liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage.”
Brad Pitt’s father-in-law-to-be spoke out in defense of the superstar’s mother, Jane, who has come under intense fire because she wrote a letter to her local newspaper expressing conservative Christian social views.
On Tuesday, Voight told Fox News that he agrees with Jane Pitt’s views. “Good for her” for expressing them, he said.
The star’s mother argued that fellow Christians should give “prayerful consideration” to supporting the presumptive GOP nominee, who she called a man of “high morals” whose values she contrasted with those of Obama.
The family affair continued, as earlier this week, Brad’s brother Doug went on NBC’s Today to defend their mother, who is declining further comment:
“You know…I think moms and dads and kids agree to disagree all over the world. So why would our family be any different? There can be healthy discussion when people disagree with you. The bad thing is when it turns to venom and negativity, and we don’t have that in our family. It’s open discussion. We can learn from each other, and if anything, it solidifies your point. Or maybe you learn something.”
Brad and Angelina Jolie have been known for their progressive stance when it comes to gay rights, as they have proclaimed in the past that they will not get married until everyone is allowed to wed.
