Tim Allen has made a handful of notable comments about Donald Trump over the years, mostly framed around politics in Hollywood and how people react to Trump rather than detailed policy takes.

Quick Scoop: What Tim Allen Said About Trump

Here are the main things Tim Allen has publicly said about Trump that made news.

  1. He said he “liked” that Trump “pissed people off.”
    • On Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, Allen said that once he realized the (then) president angered people, he “kind of liked that,” framing it as part of his own contrarian streak and fiscal conservatism.
  1. He called Hollywood’s reaction to Trump “hypocritical.”
    • In a Fox News interview around 2016, he argued that many in Hollywood called Trump a bully but then “bullied” anyone who admitted supporting him, which he found contradictory.
  1. He compared the climate around talking about Trump in Hollywood to “’30s Germany.”
    • On “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Allen said you have to be “real careful” in Hollywood and that if you don’t believe what everyone else believes, “you get beat up,” adding, “This is like ’30s Germany.”
 * The remark sparked backlash because people saw it as a joking comparison to Nazi-era Germany.
  1. He talked about meeting Trump and “letting him land the plane.”
    • Allen has said he met Trump years earlier at a charity event and that Trump in person didn’t quite match his public, tweeting persona.
 * He suggested people should “see what he gets done” and used a pilot analogy: you might not like how he’s flying the plane, but you shouldn’t try to pull him out of the cockpit mid‑flight.
  1. He has been open about being a fiscal conservative , not a loud Trump cheerleader.
    • Allen has described himself as a fiscal conservative who dislikes high taxes and has said he doesn’t like preaching or telling others how to live, positioning himself more as a right‑leaning contrarian than as a formal political spokesman for Trump.
  1. He attended Trump’s inauguration and later felt he had to be “careful” admitting it.
    • Allen said he went as part of a VIP event for veterans and told Kimmel he has to be cautious talking about that in Hollywood because of the backlash climate.

How This Played Out Online

  • His “’30s Germany” and “pissed people off” comments triggered a lot of online criticism and debate, especially on Twitter/X, with some fans defending him as a comedian speaking freely and others accusing him of trivializing serious history or normalizing Trump.
  • Over time, Allen has generally tried to keep explicit Trump references out of his TV work and frame himself as a comedian who likes to “go on both sides” while still holding conservative views.

TL;DR: Tim Allen hasn’t positioned himself as a hardcore Trump surrogate, but he has:

  • Said he “liked” that Trump angered people,
  • Criticized Hollywood for “bullying” Trump supporters,
  • Compared the industry’s political climate to “’30s Germany,”
  • Urged people to let Trump “land the plane,”
  • And openly described himself as a fiscally conservative guy who dislikes taxes and groupthink.

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