Donald Trump announces actors Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as his ‘special ambassadors’

Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone at the America First Policy Institute Gala in November. Photo / Getty Images

Donald Trump has named Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as his “special ambassadors” to Hollywood.

Trump announced that he had appointed the three actors, who are all longtime supporters of the President-elect, to these “ambassador” roles in a post on Truth Social today.

“It is my honour to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” he wrote, according to the Guardian.

Trump added that the actors would “serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK - BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE[sic]!”

“These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest,” he continued, promising that “The Golden Age of Hollywood” would ensue.

Mel Gibson has been named one of Trump's 'special ambassadors' to Hollywood. Photo / Getty Images

It comes after countless celebrities voiced their support for his opponent Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election - and as the Los Angeles wildfires have caused devastation and widespread loss of life in an area central to the film and TV industry.

Countless Hollywood resident have lost their homes - including Gibson - while 25 people have died in the wildfires.

Trump’s newly-appointed special ambassadors have made headlines themselves in recent years.

Voight has criticised his estranged daughter and fellow actor Angelina Jolie for her support of Gazan refugees, describing it as “propaganda”, while Gibson was recorded making anti-Semitic and racist comments during his arrest in 2006 for drink-driving.

Stallone lent Trump his support during the most recent election campaign, and has described Trump as a “second George Washington”.

It’s not known if the actors will be present at Trump’s inauguration on Monday local time - though country music stars Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, as well as Kid Rock, will perform during the ceremony.