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Actor and TV host Mario Lopez denied supporting President Donald Trump in a since-deleted Instagram comment, according to a Buzzfeed report last month.
The former “Access Hollywood” host commented on a video titled “Exposing Latino MAGA Artists” from last month, which called Lopez a “MAGA” fan based on past posts supporting a UFC fight on the White House lawn, as well as following Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and the official page of POTUS, according to a June 26 report.
The video also highlighted a 2016 interview Lopez did with Trump called “More” during Trump’s first presidential campaign.
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Mario Lopez has reportedly deleted an Instagram comment denying that he is a “MAGA” fan. (Getty Images)
However, Lopez is said to have denied supporting Trump politically and said he did not even attend the UFC Freedom 250 fight.
“You have to get your facts straight,” Lopez wrote. “I interviewed Trump many times when he was on ‘The Apprentice.’ And I didn’t attend the White House event. I was in DC shooting a PrimeTime special at the time CBS was hosting a children’s community competition.”
Lopez wrote that his early support for the UFC was in support of his friend, UFC CEO Dana White, and that he “didn’t care” about politics in general.
“Like I said, I’m not a political person. Too much separation. I couldn’t care less about politics. I care about my family, my community, my culture, and my faith. God bless you and have a good day, but please don’t spread lies,” wrote Lopez.
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Mario Lopez previously interviewed President Donald Trump during his first presidential campaign. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
On Thursday, Lopez’s former “Extra” host Tanika Ray added comments to the original report, saying she “can confirm this is true.”
“It’s unfortunate but it’s nice that the truth is out and maybe it will encourage him to think about it. But again. He’s a capitalist first,” Ray wrote.
In another comment, he wrote, “He is Mexican and he is a striker and although it really confuses me, his life. He is happy with his choice. I’m asking people to wake up because that’s not the case.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Lopez’s representatives for comment.
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The former “Saved by the Bell” actress hasn’t been too political in her public life but has been open about sharing her Christian faith while working in Hollywood.
Mario Lopez has always been more open about his faith than politics in his public life. (Zach Dilgard/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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During her interview with Trump in 2016, Lopez previously described herself as “Latino, she also happens to be a conservative, a child of Mexican immigrants.”
