US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday his plans to make Hollywood “stronger than ever” and appointed stars Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors.”
“I am honored to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone as Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“They will serve as my special envoys for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost so much of its business over the past four years to foreign countries, to a place bigger, better and stronger than ever before!”
Trump said that the three ambassadors will be “my eyes and ears, and I will implement what they suggest.”
He added: “It will once again be, like the United States of America itself, the golden age of Hollywood.”
It is currently unclear what the three representatives will do as part of the incoming administration.
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Stallone, Gibson and Voight have publicly expressed their support for Trump and recently made visits to Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago.
The announcement comes ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, which will feature a host of popular artists including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean. They will make their way to Washington, D.C., to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend.
Kid Rock, a longtime Trump supporter, and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Lee Greenwood and the Village People at a “Make America Great Again” rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday, along with a choir from Liberty University.
Aldean, a five-time Grammy nominee, is behind the controversial song Try that in a small townis scheduled to perform at The Liberty Ball on Monday night, alongside the Village People and a “surprise musical guest.”
Monday’s swearing-in ceremony will feature previously announced Carrie Underwood performing America the Beautifulopera tenor Christopher Macchio performs the National Anthem and Greenwood. Here are three opening balls.
Country music band Rascal Flatts will be at the Commander in Chief Gala, which focuses on military service members, with Texas-based singer-songwriter Parker McCollum.
—With files from The Associated Press
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