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Posted: 2023-10-08T04:29:41Z | Updated: 2023-10-08T04:29:41Z

Former President Donald Trump ate up alleged support from Hannibal Lecter in a terrifying slip-up at an Iowa rally.

The former president criticized open border policies on Saturday and claimed people were coming to America from insane asylums before bringing up The Silence of the Lambs .

Hannibal Lecter, how great an actor was he? said Trump in a mix-up between the fictional characters name and Anthony Hopkins , the actor who played the cannibal in the 1991 film.

You know why I like him? Because he said on television on one of the I love Donald Trump. So I love him. I love him. I love him. He said that a long time ago and once he said that, he was in my camp, I was in his camp. I dont care if he was the worst actor, Id say he was great to me.

Trump on Hannibal Lecter: You know why I like him? Because he said on television I love Donald Trump so I love him pic.twitter.com/1jYyXKFkjI

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Trump on Hannibal Lecter: You know why I like him? Because he said on television I love Donald Trump so I love him pic.twitter.com/1jYyXKFkjI

Acyn (@Acyn) October 7, 2023

Hopkins has not publicly supported Trump and neither have other actors who have portrayed Hannibal Lecter including Mads Mikkelsen and Brian Cox , the latter of whom called Trump such a fucking asshole and so full of shit .

Hopkins, who was born in Wales and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000, told The Guardian that he doesnt care for Trump and explained that he doesnt vote because he doesnt trust anyone.

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