Harrison Ford has launched a fierce attack on Donald Trump, calling his rollback of climate protections “one of the greatest crimes in history.”
Speaking to The Guardian, the 83-year-old actor said Trump’s assault on science and his push for fossil fuels “scares the shit out of me.” Ford accused the US president of acting out of greed: “He doesn’t have policies — he has whims. He’s making money while the world goes to hell in a handbasket.”
Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate accord, fired hundreds of scientists, and urged oil companies to “drill, baby, drill.” He recently called climate change “the greatest con job ever.”
Ford, a longtime environmental advocate, said Trump’s legacy would be “a clear expression of ignorance and subterfuge,” but expressed hope that truth and innovation would prevail.
“He’s losing ground because everything he says is a lie,” Ford said. “We’re capable of change — human beings are incredibly adaptive. If we focus, we can fix this.”
The actor spoke ahead of receiving a conservation leadership award from the EO Wilson Foundation, where he warned that the planet is “teetering on the edge” and praised Indigenous communities as vital stewards of the world’s remaining forests.
