{"id":192464,"date":"2025-06-17T19:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/192464\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T19:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:30:23","slug":"hollywood-star-divides-fans-as-he-poses-with-joe-biden-and-controversial-son-hunter-after-slamming-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/192464\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star divides fans as he poses with Joe Biden and controversial son Hunter after slamming Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Ritchson – star of the hit series Reacher – gushed about a surprise visit on set from former President Joe Biden<\/a> and his son Hunter Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The actor, who has over 4.2 million followers on Instagram, shared a reel consisting of photos and clips from the presidential visit.<\/p>\n

Alan lauded the Bidens in his caption, writing: ‘So our Reacher set got in the way of these legends’ – but swiftly sparked a mix of praise and condemnation from his huge fanbase.<\/p>\n

The actor, who is a devout Christian, slammed current President Donald Trump<\/a> last year during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

Alan, 42, called Trump a ‘rapist and con man,’ and took a swipe at Christians who support him.<\/p>\n

In Alan’s post, he explained how honored he felt meeting Joe and Hunter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Alan Ritchson – star of the hit series Reacher – gushed about a surprise visit on set from former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden<\/p>\n

He wrote: ‘Was a privilege and honor to meet the Biden family. They couldn’t have been more lovely. Kind, joyful, gracious and present.’<\/p>\n

Adding: ‘We chatted briefly about simple stuff, like string theory and quantum entanglement. Then Joe beat me at arm wrestling. All in a day’s work.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

A source told DailyMail.com the Bidens were heading to the popular restaurant when they ‘stumbled onto the set.’<\/p>\n

The Bidens dined at Parc restaurant in Philadelphia while Reacher was filming nearby, according to CBS Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alan was filming a scene outside that involved a police chase when Joe and Hunter got out of a SUV.<\/p>\n

‘Out walked these men that I thought were actors but then the entire cast and crew started clapping and cheering. Then someone said, “We love you, Joe, we love you!”‘ the eyewitness told CBS Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

‘I thought it was the end of the scene – that they were wrapping for the day. And no, it was you know Joe Biden decided he needed some breakfast at Parc Rittenhouse,’ the source told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The source said they were inside the restaurant for about an hour then came and met with the actors and crew members as well as residents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The actor, who has over 4.2 million followers on Instagram, shared a reel consisting of photos and clips from the presidential visit<\/p>\n

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The actor, who has over 4.2 million followers on Instagram, shared a reel consisting of photos and clips from the presidential visit<\/p>\n

In April 2024, Alan spoke to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> about his religion and how the religion has changed in his opinion.<\/p>\n

‘I’m a Christian quite simply because of what Jesus calls us to do. Love other people until death. It doesn’t mean we’re all to be hung on a cross, but how can I suffer for you? That is a beautiful thing,’ he said to the outlet.<\/p>\n

He called Christians the ‘most vitriolic tribe’ and noted that ‘it is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do.’<\/p>\n

His show Reacher has been dubbed an anti-woke series – but the actor has very strong feelings about Trump.<\/p>\n

Alan plays Jack Reacher in the series, which is based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Trump is a rapist and a con man. And yet the entire Christian church seems to treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal. I don’t understand it,’ Alan said.<\/p>\n

On the state of the Catholic church: ‘It’s worth saying that the atrocities that are happening in the church that are being actively covered up, even to this day with people not being held accountable, is repulsive. I can’t for one second support the Catholic Church while there are still cardinals, bishops and priests being passed around with known pedophilic tendencies.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In April 2024, Alan spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his religion and how the religion has changed in his opinion; seen February 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fans were divided in the comments section of Alan’s reel, with some surprised at his political stance<\/p>\n

Fans were divided in the comments section of Alan’s reel, with some surprised at his political stance and warned him against posting the photo.<\/p>\n

One wrote: ‘Damn I didn’t know you were a demon’ while a second typed; ‘I would not have posted this.’<\/p>\n

Others accused the star of being ‘crooked’ and wrote: ‘Damn. I liked the reacher. Well fuck that s**t.’<\/p>\n

Others simply found joy in how it was make pro-Trump fans react, while many just thought it was an amazing experience to meet a president.<\/p>\n

Many applauded him on being a ‘true Christian,’ and calling the moment as ‘awesome.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

In February 2025, Alan revealed he and Matt Gaetz were ‘adversaries,’ <\/a>and said it began back in their school days.<\/p>\n

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In February 2025, Alan revealed he and Matt Gaetz were ‘adversaries,’ and said it began back in their school days; Matt Gaetz and wife Ginger in July 2023<\/p>\n

He spoke out his relationship with the former Congressman to GQ magazine, calling him ‘that motherf****r.’<\/p>\n

‘We are adversaries. He’s just not a good dude. It’s shocking to me that the panhandle of Florida continues to vote for somebody – knowing everything we know about him.’<\/p>\n

Gaetz was a member of Congress and was Trump’s choice for Attorney General, but he pulled his own name out of contention after allegations he had a threesome with a minor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has maintained his innocence.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Ritchson – star of the hit series Reacher – gushed about a surprise visit on set from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,92,77,47640,714,813,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-192464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-hunter-biden","12":"tag-joe-biden","13":"tag-tvshowbiz","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114700368663009660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}