Michael J. Fox Takes A Jab At Donald Trump For Not Supporting Parkinson’s Research
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"It seems that they’re involved in other things that have less impact on peoples’ lives," the "Back to the Future" actor said of the current administration.
Michael J. Fox says his plea for President Donald Trump’s administration to get more involved in the fight against Parkinson’s disease has thus far gone unacknowledged.
In a joint interview with Harrison Ford for Vanity Fair, Fox took a jab at the president for seemingly ignoring his invitation to support more Parkinson’s research.
“Our foundation directs more money towards Parkinson’s research than the federal government,” the “Back to the Future” actor said of his Michael J. Fox Foundation, which he founded in 2000. “It’s frustrating to know we’re putting everything we can into it, and it would be nice to have the government behind us, but it seems that they’re involved in other things that have less impact on people’s lives.”
When asked about working with Trump directly, he replied, “He’s busy with Greenland. More pressing concerns, I guess.”
Fox, 64, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, at the peak of his Hollywood fame. The disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system for which there is currently no cure. NFL legend Brett Favre and singer Linda Ronstadt are among those also diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
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