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It’s been decades since Michael J. Fox last stepped into Alex P. Keaton’s blazer, but the actor is still keenly aware of his Family Ties character’s preferences. During a Tuesday appearance on The View, Fox said that Alex, an outspoken Republican, would not support President Trump today, regardless of their shared party affiliation.
On Tuesday, Fox appeared on The View to discuss his new memoir, No Time Like the Future, but the conversation quickly turned to his iconic role as Alex P. Keaton, the oldest child of hippies Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse Keaton (Meredith Baxter), in Family Ties. “We all remember you as Alex P. Keaton, the teenage Republican in an otherwise Democratic family,” said co-host Sara Haines. “Do you think a show like this could exist in today’s political climate, and what would Alex P. Keaton think of Trump?”
“I don’t think he’d think much of Trump,” replied the Family Ties star. “I think he would have liked [George] Bush. I think he would’ve liked [Mitt] Romney. I think he would’ve liked a lot of these [Republican] guys, but I don’t think he would have dug Trump.”
From 1982 to 1989, Fox, Gross, and Baxter dramatized the political intra-familial clashes that are currently taking place across the United States. As a Young Republican who idolizes Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan (who even declared Family Ties to be his favorite television show in the 1980s), and Milton Friedman, Alex frequently clashed with his parents, two ex-hippies who met at Berkeley. Throughout its seven-season run, Family Ties won countless awards, including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Fox as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
The release of Fox’s third memoir comes just one week after he and his Family Ties co-stars reunited for a Stars in the House virtual special. The Family Ties reunion was rife with nostalgia, but of course, the stars couldn’t stay away from politics for too long. “I loved the time that we were together. I think as you’ll all agree, a kinder, gentler politics,” said Gross. “My daughter is going to vote in the next election, so I want her to get a feel of what America’s about,” added Baxter. “So we need to definitely come back to the Keaton’s kitchen table.” Listen to the Keatons, guys!
Watch Michael J. Fox discuss his iconic Family Ties role at the 2:25 mark in the clip above.
