Mel Gibson, Russell Brand Mar-a-Lago video goes viral

Video footage of Mel Gibson and Russell Brand attending an event with the President-elect Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago estate has gone viral on social media.

Actor and filmmaker Gibson and comedian-turned-podcaster Brand were among a number of prominent Trump supporters descended from the former real estate mogul sprawling property in Palm BeachFlorida, to attend a gala for the nonprofit America’s Future.

Headed by retired Lt. Gen Michael FlynnAmerica’s Future describes itself as “the nation’s leader in the fight to preserve American values ​​and ideals, protect the nation’s constitutional republic, promote strong American families, revitalize the role of faith in our society, and promote the virtues of free market capitalism.”

On Tuesday, Brand went to X, fhv Twitterto share recordings of himself to attend the America’s Future event with Gibson. The footage showed other familiar faces among the participants, including the musician Kid Rock and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

In the clip, British-born Brand was seen arriving at the property via a chauffeur-driven SUV after stepping off a jet, saying of his surroundings: “It’s lovely here.”

After greeting other contestants, Brand was then shown sitting next to Gibson at a table as he told the audience: “I’m very grateful to be in a double act with Mel Gibson all of a sudden.”

Later, while eating a meal, Brand told the camera: “My life has changed quite a lot. A little while ago I was a vegan living a simple life in Grays, Essex (UK). But now I eat steak at Mar- a-Lago Funny how the world changes.”

Brand was also shown finishing a speech in his signature quickfire style, after which a laughing and clapping Gibson said: “I’m going to follow that?”

Describing a bagpiper’s performance on Mar-a-Lago’s grounds as “pretty amazing,” Brand asked: “Is this real life or are we in a dream? Is this what happens every day at Mar-a-Lago?”

In the closing seconds of the video, Brand was shown discussing his sobriety and Christian faith. He announced in April that he had been baptized.

As of press time, the video has received more than 1.4 million views.

Mark emerged as a supporter of Trump in the months leading up to November’s presidential election. In July, before President Biden drops out of the race and is replaced by the Vice President Kamala HarrisBrand talked about who he supported.

“In a direct election between Donald Trump and Joe Bidenif you care about democracy, if you care about freedom, I don’t know how you could do anything but vote for Donald Trump for the very reasons that they claim you can’t,” he said on his Stay free with Russell Brand podcast back then.

Gibson discussed his voting plans in the weeks leading up to the presidential election. Asked by a cameraman in a clip shared by TMZ if he would vote for Trump, Gibson replied, “That’s a pretty good guess.”

The Daily Beast said that Gibson, who is known to be a devout ChristianTuesday described the Biden administration as “four years of thinly veiled Marxism” and the incoming Trump administration as “a four-year grace period.”

“We’ll see how much this administration can pull back from the philistines,” Gibson is quoted as saying at the America’s Future event.

In January, Trump shared a meme with Gibson on the Truth Social platform about the 2024 election. The meme featured a photo of a clean-cut Gibson with the caption “Me voting for Trump in 2016.” The image was placed next to a photo of Gibson from the film Braveheart with the caption, “Me voting for Trump in 2024.”

Captioning the post, Trump wrote, “No matter what, Mel Gibson is GREAT!”