Dennis Quaid's ex-costar blasts his 'crazy' Trump support after Air Force One trip: 'At least I got to slap him'

Dennis Quaid's ex-costar blasts his 'crazy' Trump support after Air Force One trip: 'At least I got to slap him'

Lauren Holly slammed her former costar Dennis Quaid for aligning himself with Republican politicians.

Entertainment Weekly Donald Trump and Dennis Quaid in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2026Credit: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg via Getty

Key points

  • "It's crazy to me at this point," she said of Quaid's support for Donald Trump after he flew on Air Force One with the president.

  • "At least I got to slap him real hard in Any Given Sunday," she added under a photo of Quaid with Ted Cruz.

Lauren Hollyisn't pleased withDennis Quaid.

TheNCISactress slammed theReaganactor's alignment with Republican politicians in a series of Threads posts on Friday.

After Sen. Ted Cruzshared a photo of himselfwith Quaid aboard Air Force One on social media on Friday, journalist Yashar Ali shared the same photo on Threads, prompting Holly to offer her two cents in the replies.

"At least I got to slap him real hard inAny Given Sunday,"wrotethe actress, who had a strained onscreen marriage with Quaid in the 1999 football drama.

Lauren Holly and Dennis Quaid in 1999's 'Any Given Sunday'Credit: Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection

Holly also responded to avideo of Quaidsaying "I love Donald Trump" during a public appearance with the president in Corpus Christi, Tex., on Friday.

"It's crazy to me at this point," Hollywrote.

The actress also endorsed and replied to a post labeling Quaid a fascist. "Watching @laurenholly comment on all the Dennis Quiad capitulation is top tier @threads energy. Make fascists uncomfortable by any means possible…" a user wrote.

"Any means…." Hollyresponded.

Lauren Holly in Toronto in 2019Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty

Representatives for Quaid did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly's request for comment.

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Prior to the Corpus Christi event, Cruzshared a videoof Quaid seated at a table with Trump on Air Force One.

"I'd like to ask President Reagan what you think of President Trump," the Texas senator says in the clip.

Quaid, who portrayed Ronald Reagan in the 2024 biopicReagan, slipped into character as the 40th U.S. president. "I think he's like me on steroids, actually," he said of Trump in his Reagan voice.

"An historic conversation on AF1 between TWO great American Presidents…." Cruz wrote in his caption.

Quaid previously said heplanned to vote for Trumpin the 2024 election. "As president, the only thing I liked about Trump was everything he did," theRookiestar said onPiers Morgan Uncensored. "People might call him an a--hole, but he's my a--hole."

Dennis Quaid and Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Feb. 27, 2026Credit: Ted Cruz/X

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Quaid recentlydescribed Trumpas "very surprisingly approachable," "very funny," and "really genuine" during an interview with Greg Laurie onThe Greg Laurie Show.

"He wouldn't be president if he wasn't genuine," the actor said. "Because people, the people who voted for him, they know that he has their best interests at heart, that he is a genuine person."

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