Hollywood icon Chuck Norris left the political party favored by his industry to become a hardline conservative who endorsed Republican politicians and went skydiving with President George H.W. Bush.
who espoused his views in a regular column for a right-leaning website in which he said 'God and guns are what our country was founded upon.'
Norris famously said he believed the Democratic party had 'lost' touch with American values and strayed 'too far off the trail.'
'I used to be a , but unfortunately the Democrats went too far too the left,' he said in an interview. 'And the Republicans moved into the position that the Democrats were 40 years ago.
'What the Democrats believed 40 years ago, the Republicans believe today. And so I realized that I had to go to a Republican, because the Democrats got too far off the trail.
'It just got completely off the trail and lost all reality of what America stood for.'
Chuck Norris became a conservative icon who befriended Republican leaders and wrote a column espousing his views
Norris praised President Ronald Reagan, a conservative icon, as a 'fine man' and 'great leader for our country'
As the author of a weekly column for right-leaning website WorldNetDaily, Norris d revealed friendships with leaders Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Norris also shared a friendship with President George H.W. Bush
He praised and endorsed President Donald Trump, who has since called him a 'great guy'
In the 2012 Republican primary, he endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, following the lead of another Texan, former Governor Rick Perry.
