Jorge Ramos: There are times when the words of politicians are lost, why? Simply because we hear them many times or because we no longer believe politicians. But when a Hollywood actor says something harsh and gets into politics, suddenly we hear it, it's something different. This is the case of Ben Affleck who came to promote his new film, but in Spanish he mentioned to Aranxta Loizaga how he views what is happening in the United States.
Loizaga: We know you've been politically active for many years since the year 2000. We're in a presidential contest.
Affleck: Yes, yes, yes
Loizaga: And in 2003 President Bill Clinton said "Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line." Do you think there's a candidate in the Democratic party who's making voters fall in love?
Affleck: That is a very difficult question. We have many candidates who are very different and there is not one specifically for me who I love. I like Bernie, I like Biden, I like Warren but the thing is that most of all; I don't like Trump. He's a man who divides us, who works with fear. Who wants people to... fear each other.
Loizaga: You mean to be afraid of one another?
Affleck: Sure, and use the differences between us to divide us and I think that's a crime. And I also hope that Latinos understand this and vote Democratic because (The other group) is close to (racism) honestly.
Loizaga: You think President's Trump's attacks on Latinos and immigrants have increased racist attacks in the country such as what happened in El Paso?
Affleck: Yes, when you use words like those. When you say things like (Mexicans are rapists and terrorists) and some very irresponsible things like that, they have real effects on the world, and some people do violent things and make the world a worse place. And I think that's the worst thing Trump does and that's what he says a lot because he's so bad at everything he does.