Voight told The Christian Post that Reagan’s approach to handling communism was rooted in his unwavering faith, which was instilled in him as a young child by his mother, Nelle, and his childhood pastor.
“What he had was basically the words of his mother when he was a child: staying in touch with God and believing in the principles of our founding. That’s what served him all his life, so he was able to see right from wrong,” the Ray Donovan star said.
The veteran actor, who plays former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich in the 2024 film Reagan, also warned that the menacing ideology of communism is now infiltrating the United States.
“The Russian people suffered under it, and now we’re being attacked by those same values,” Voight said. “Ronald Reagan helped them survive it. He got rid of the Soviet Union, got rid of Communism in that country. What a blessing for those people.”
“They were so depressed and so injured by that system, and he gave them hope and ..."
