“I felt democracy was at a very dangerous point”: Sacha Baron Cohen reveals he made Borat 2 to show the “dangers” of voting for Donald Trump for a second term
- The 49-year-old actor admitted he was worried the Trump administration would vote again and wanted to do something about it before the election.
- Sacha said, “I thought what I could do to warn people is use my funniest character … to show what I thought were the dangers of voting for Trump.”
- He has previously said he was in multiple situations when he feared for his safety while filming as when people at a Trump rally turned on him, forcing him to flee.
- Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president
Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that he made Borat: Moviefilm later to warn U.S. voters about the “dangers” of voting for President Donald Trump for a second term.
The 49-year-old actor spoke about the documentary with The Sun on Saturday and said he felt democracy was “at a very dangerous point” under the Trump administration and wanted to do something about it before the November elections.
He explained: “The aim of the film is to send a message. That’s why Borat came out when he came out.

“I felt democracy was at a very dangerous point”: Sacha Baron Cohen revealed on Saturday that he made Borat 2 to show the “dangers” of voting Donald Trump for a second term
“I thought what I could do to warn people is use my funniest character, my most popular character, to show what I thought were the dangers of voting for Trump. I felt democracy at a very dangerous point. .
‘I guess with this film I felt like I should be able to look at myself in the mirror [the day after election day] and I say to myself, “I did everything I could to protect a political system that I value: democracy.”
Late last year, Sacha revived this year’s beloved Borat Subsequent Moviefilm character, the 2006 Borat sequel.
He plays the role of a messy Kazakh journalist who travels to America to learn more about his culture in funny and sometimes incredible mockumentaries.

Doing his part: Sacha said to get Borat back: “I thought what I could do to warn people is use my funniest character … to show what I thought were the dangers of voting for Trump.”
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Out of the office: Sacha ‘I felt I had to be able to look in the mirror [the day after election day] and say to myself, “I did everything I could” (image of Trump on New Year’s Eve)
And after filming the film, the Frankish actor admitted that there were times when he feared for his safety.
In an Instagram post in October, Sacha shared a behind-the-scenes video of him appearing at a Trump rally as Borat.
The crowd quickly realized that he was making fun of them before turning angrily against him, forcing Sacha to flee the stage, before barricading himself in his trailer and quickly walking away.
“This wasn’t the easiest movie to make,” the terrifying video headlined.
Another clip from the film quickly went viral, as it showed an embarrassing moment involving Trump’s replacement, Rudy Giuliani.
The “daughter Tutar” of “Borat” played by Maria Bakalova was interviewing Giuliani for a segment (which was supposed to be a real interview) in a hotel.
During this sequence, he can be seen lying on a bed and leaving his hand in his pants while “Tutar” adjusted the microphone, he says, because only the shirt was fixed.
“Borat’s video is a complete fabrication. I was putting on my shirt after taking off my recording equipment,” Giuliani said on Twitter.

Dangers: After filming the film, the Frankish actor (pictured with a Trump mask) admitted that there were times when he feared for his safety

Scary: A scene sees him perform at a Trump rally as Borat, but the crowd quickly realized he was making fun of them before turning around angrily, forcing Sacha to flee the stage.
In a recent Variety interview, Cohen said he hoped his film would persuade people to vote against Trump in the 2020 election.
“I don’t want to selfishly imply that people would look at Borat and not vote for Trump, but that was the goal,” he dispelled.
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president, the first woman to hold office, and the first African-American and first Asian American vice president.

New administration: Joe Biden (pictured Friday) was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president

Awesome: After Sacha’s interview, his wife Isla Fisher shared a sleek selfie on Instagram while wearing an elegant dress printed in purple graphics