Steven Seagal has given a bizarre interview from Russia in which he slammed "disgusting" NFL stars for peacefully protesting police brutality and defended US President Donald Trump.
Although he has been in the news in recent years more for his ties to the Kremlin and legal troubles, the 65-year-old became famous from starring in films including Contract to Kill, Hard to Kill, Out for a Kill, Driven to Kill, Kill Switch and Today You Die.
Seagal made the comments in an interview with Piers Morgan during a segment on Good Morning Britain, even claiming he himself had risked his life for the US flag.
"I think that we have a really unfortunate situation in the sense that even though he was democratically elected, there are so many people out there who don't feel that that's the case," said Seagal.
"We have a tonne of enemies within. We have these Democrats that have this whole other agenda to kind of um - when I say Democrats, it's not just the Democrats - there are this whole group of leftover Obama-ites and people who feel that they should sort of kind of, um, overthrow Trump."
The Half Past Dead star went on to say it was very hard for the former Celebrity Apprentice host to "do anything" due to the blocking of the "enemies within".
Asked about the current controversy around NFL teams taking a knee in support of peaceful protesters who have been attacked by President Trump, the Attack Force star didn't hold back.
"I think it's outrageous, I think it's a joke, it's disgusting. I myself have risked my life countless times for the American flag," he said.
"I believe that everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but I don't agree that they should hold the United States of America or the world hostage by taking a venue where people are tuning in to watch a football game and imposing their political views."
Seagal doesn't elaborate on how he has risked his life for a flag - but may be confusing his on-screen characters with reality. In the past, he has claimed he worked for the CIA fighting the Yakuza, as well as that he's a reincarnated 17th-century Tibetan monk.
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