Many of the characters on the popular HBO series “The Sopranos” would probably be Donald Trump supporters if the show aired today, actor Michael Imperioli said.

While imagining what the series would be like in America’s current climate, Imperoli said the independent that although the show’s fictional characters were “immigrants,” he believes several of them would likely support Trump.

“The show is about the American dream, especially through the eyes of immigrants,” Imperioli told the outlet. “I think that would be one of the big themes if it were made today: the current climate in the US and what they’re doing to immigrants. The fact is, these characters are all immigrants, but I think a lot of them would probably be Trump supporters, oddly enough. So how do you reconcile those things? When the Italians arrived (and people forget or don’t want to see it), many of them were undocumented.”

Imperoli played Christopher Moltisanti on the show from 1999 to 2007.

In 2019, “The Sopranos” creator David Chase said The New York Times who thought James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano wouldn’t be impressed by Trump.

“He would think the guy was full of [expletive]” Chase said. “Whether he thought he was a good president or not, I don’t know if Tony thought much about that question, with anyone who was in office. But I know Tony would have thought Trump was a dime, in terms of lies and presentation.”

Michael Imperioli: If The Sopranos aired today, there would be a change
“The Sopranos” actors Tony Sirico, Steven Van Zandt, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Vincent Pastore.

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In the same conversation with The Times, Chase predicted that Robert Iler’s AJ Soprano would fit seamlessly into the Trump administration’s regime.

“He could be the new chief of staff,” Chase said. “He would be friend-friend with [White House Deputy Chief of Staff] “Stephen Miller, I know.”

In 2020, Imperioli criticized Trump while showing support for former President Joe Biden, whom Trump ran against in the 2020 presidential race. In an Instagram post, Imperioli joked that Trump had misbehaved at the show’s fictional Bada Bing strip club.

“Trump stopped by Bing one night,” Imperioli wrote, according to Vanity Fair. “We gave him VIP treatment, everything he needed in the house and he didn’t tip anyone! Zero! He immobilized the entire staff… even Peppino, the bathroom attendant. Unforgivable. VOTE BIDEN.”