MOVIE NEWS – Reacher star Alan Ritchson launched a furious attack on Donald Trump and the United States government while demanding the release of the Epstein files and describing powerful figures as “f—ing pedophiles” and “rapists.” The White House responded by insisting that the president had been completely exonerated in every matter connected to Epstein before redirecting attention toward several Democratic politicians.

The White House has answered Alan Ritchson’s furious condemnation of politicians and the government’s handling of the Epstein investigation records. In a statement provided to Entertainment Weekly, spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defended Donald Trump and maintained that the president had been cleared of everything involving Jeffrey Epstein. “Just as President Trump has said, he’s been totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein. And by releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and calling for more investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, President Trump has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him.”

Jackson then shifted attention toward two prominent Democrats and argued that they still owed the public an explanation for their previous dealings with Epstein. “Meanwhile, Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries and Stacey Plaskett have yet to explain why they were soliciting money and meetings from Epstein after he was a convicted sex offender,” she added. The White House issued its response one day after the Reacher star discussed Trump and his administration’s release of the investigative material concerning the late convicted sex offender during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Ritchson told host Josh Horowitz that some people were frightened of him because they viewed him as “a loose cannon.”

“And I’m not. I’m just saying the s–t that everybody should say if they give a s–t about humanity,” Ritchson told host Josh Horowitz. “And why am I the exception to the rule, b—h? Everybody else speak up. You are all feeling the same thing, you idiots. Like get loud and stop cowtowing to the wrong people. Stop bowing down to people that have power. You got power, too, man, the power in numbers.” Ritchson also recalled appearing on Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s Armchair Expert podcast, where Shepard encouraged him to “let go of that stuff.” “I’m like, ‘Let go?’ I was like, ‘Everybody else should have it. Everybody else should feel like I feel,’” the actor declared.

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Horowitz interrupted to observe that “the world is on fire,” an assessment with which Ritchson immediately agreed before returning to the continued secrecy surrounding the Epstein material. “Like [be] mad about the way things are and the abuses that are happening,” Ritchson said. “The Epstein files? The f—ing Epstein files? Goddammit, where are they? It’s a f—ing law, b—h, show it. You f—ing pedophiles.” The actor briefly acknowledged that, as a Christian, he probably should not use the word “f–k,” because people would question how a Christian could speak that way. He nevertheless concluded that this was precisely the kind of subject that should make someone want to say it.

“This is my f—ing politics, dude,” Ritchson continued, to the laughter of Horowitz. “I would f—ing railroad these f—ers. I would get those Epstein files out in two seconds. F—ing move out of the way. Like, get out of there. I don’t care what room they’re in. B—h, move. Give me the f—ing manila envelope. I will get you the Epstein files. Don’t you want to see what’s in there, so that we can hold people accountable? These f—ing rapists! We’re just cool with it?” Ritchson then targeted an extremely powerful politician without explicitly speaking his name, referring to someone who possesses control over the country’s nuclear arsenal. “That b—h has the keys to the nuclear,” he said. “He’s, like, all up into 13-year-olds. Like, dude, what? Go to jail. Go to jail.”

Before beginning his blistering political attack, Ritchson warned that his publicist was probably somewhere “biting her nails” and explained that he lacked the gene that makes some performers “afraid to speak their mind.” He connected his political outlook to his concern for people pushed aside, vilified or simply ignored by the rest of society. “I care deeply about the outliers, the maligned people who have very difficult lives, people who are forgotten and overlooked and unwanted and unloved,” Ritchson told Horowitz while explaining his view of politics. “Like I care deeply about making the world more fair and free for those people. And a lot of politicians have lost the plot.”

The actor also revealed that he has been working with an ADHD coach and that the process has helped him understand how his personal frustrations shape his political beliefs. “I live with a lot of contempt at the way things are because I see unfairness and injustice everywhere and I’m frustrated by it,” he added. “In working with this coach, I’ve learned that that’s a thing that I really want to manage and that informs my politics. That is where it is for me.” Ritchson then condemned people who believe they are acting on behalf of God while constructing enemies and demanding that entire groups remain separated from society. “People who think they’re doing God’s work while they’re creating monsters, telling themselves this story that there are monsters among us that should be kept apart and separate. That ain’t it, dude,” Ritchson declared. “There ain’t no true religion in the world that would support that idea. So you got to be introspective and check yourself and make sure whose talking points you’re listening to. If you start to hate others or separate yourself or create division like, red flags.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Ritchson discussed his friendship with action star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, with whom he appeared in the holiday film The Man with the Bag. According to Ritchson, Schwarzenegger “really wanted” him to pursue a political career. The actor has not rejected the possibility entirely, although he stressed that he is not yet prepared to walk away from acting. “There’s going to come a time where maybe I feel like I’m either well resourced enough or visible enough to really make an impact in many people’s lives,” Ritchson said. “I care deeply about the outliers, the maligned people who have very difficult lives, people who are forgotten and overlooked and unwanted and unloved. I care deeply about making the world more fair and free for those people.”

Source: Entertainment Weekly