“Dumb and Dumber” star Jim Carrey is continuing his bizarre journey into the world of politics.
The once-unifying comedian and actor is less known for his professional work these days — and more well known for his sometimes disturbing paintings aimed at conservatives and his extreme rhetoric about Americans who “need” to accept socialism, in his view.
The actor added to his pile of ridiculous political statements on Sunday at the Vulture Fest in Los Angeles when he said President Donald Trump is a cancer — and Republicans are “rapists” who need to be removed from government.
“These are not people you can deal with. You cannot be bipartisan with a criminal. A rapist needs to be removed, not negotiated with. These people are raping our system, they’re destroying it right in front of us,” said Carrey during a panel discussion, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor continued, “These people have to be removed from our system because they’re bad for us. Trump is a melanoma, and anybody that covers for him, including Sarah Sanders, is putting makeup on it. It shows that there’s a deeper problem in this country, and that problem is greed.”
The “Bruce Almighty” and “Batman Forever” star also touched on racial issues during his political chat.
He said he couldn’t understand how black Americans hadn’t burned the country to the ground yet.
“The African-American community has incredible grace in the face of this cancerous hate. They’re unbelievable. I don’t know how they haven’t burned this country down,” Carrey said.
Carrey also showed off some of his political paintings while on the stage.
One of Carrey’s most recent works accused Trump of “manslaughter” and seemed to blame him for the California wildfires, which have claimed dozens of lives. Hundreds and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for and are still missing.
The painting shows someone who appears to have burned to death while wearing a “Go Rams” shirt.
“As the California death toll rises our sadist-in-chief is spending $220 million to send troops to the border for nothing. That’s one way to get rid of Democrats. This is no longer politics. This is manslaughter,” Carrey wrote along with the painting.
Actress Amber Tamblyn also targeted Trump during her panel discussion at the Vulture Fest.
She revealed she suffered from a panic attack after Trump won the presidency — and even considered giving up her child for adoption outside of the country because of Trump’s victory.
Carrey, 56, most recently starred in the Showtime series “Kidding,” which was recently greenlit for a second season.
He will also star in an upcoming movie adaptation of the popular video game “Sonic the Hedgehog,” set to be released next year.
Watch Carrey explain the motivation behind his political paintings in the video below:
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