Harrison Ford has scathing message for Trump while the world goes to hell in a handbasket
At 83, Harrison Ford has nothing left to prove. He’s been Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard — characters that defined entire generations. But these days, when Ford speaks, it’s not about box office hits or movie sets. It’s about the one role that matters most to him now: fighting for a planet he believes is running out of time.
In a recent speech that grabbed headlines, Ford delivered one of his most passionate and unfiltered messages yet — calling out political leaders who, in his words, “ignore science and betray future generations.” Without naming names at first, he later made it clear he was referring to the environmental policies of former President Donald Trump’s administration. “It scares the life out of me,” Ford said. “We have a government guided by whims and ignorance instead of science and responsibility.”
Ford’s frustration didn’t appear overnight. His activism spans more than 30 years — long before climate change became a daily headline. As Vice Chair of Conservation International, he has worked with scientists and Indigenous communities across the world to preserve rainforests, protect wildlife, and push for global action on the climate crisis.
But lately, his tone has shifted from calm persuasion to urgent alarm. “We’re past the point of pretending this is a debate,” Ford said. “The evidence is everywhere — the fires, the floods, the melting ice. And yet, we still have leaders who shrug.”
To Ford, this isn’t about politics — it’s about survival. “You can argue about taxes or trade,” he said, “but you can’t argue with physics. You don’t get to rewrite the laws of nature because they don’t fit your agenda.”
He’s watched with disbelief as environmental protections were rolled back and agencies weakened. His verdict on those decisions is sharp: “You can’t deregulate your way out of extinction. When the last glacier melts and the last forest burns, no policy will save us.”
Yet even with that fire in his voice, Ford hasn’t lost hope. “We’ve survived so much as a species,” he said. “We’ve adapted, rebuilt, and learned. I still believe we can fix this — but only if we admit we’re the problem first.”
For Ford, this mission is personal. As a boy, he once locked eyes with a wild fox in the woods near his childhood home — a quiet moment that, he says, changed him forever. “We’re not separate from nature,” he said. “We’re part of it. Forgetting that is the root of everything that’s gone wrong.”
Now, when he’s not on set or speaking at global climate forums, Ford spends much of his time on his Wyoming ranch, flying over the mountains and rivers he’s spent a lifetime defending. “When you see the planet from above, you realize how small we are,” he said. “And then you realize how much destruction we’ve managed to cause despite that smallness.”
