Michael J. Fox on how Alex P. Keaton of ‘Family Ties’ would vote in 2020: ‘I don’t think he would have dug Trump’

Michael J. Fox memorably played teenage Republican on the 80s sitcom, "Family Ties." At the time, his character represented the cultural differences of the Regan era, with Keaton acting as a foil to his hippie parents.

On "The View" Fox commented on how Keaton might vote in 2020, saying, "I don’t think he’d think much of Trump, I think he would have liked [George] Bush. I think he would have liked [Mitt] Romney."

Fox, who supported Pete Buttigieg in the Democratic primary, added, "I think [Keaton] would have liked a lot of these [Republican] guys but I don’t think he would have dug Trump."

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- Do you think a show like this could exist in today's political climate, and what would Alex P. Keaton think of Trump?

MICHAEL J. FOX: I don't think he'd think much of Trump, but I think he would of liked Bush.

- On Tuesday on "The View," actor, Michael J. Fox, shared his thoughts on Alex P. Keaton, his teenage Republican character on the '80s sitcom, "Family Ties," and how he'd feel about politics in 2020. "Family Ties" aired during Ronald Reagan's presidency. He once called it, his favorite TV show, and portrayed the era's culture wars via the conservative Keaton and his hippie parents.

- I won't stand for this.

[LAUGHTER]

This is a travesty. This is a sin against capitalism.

[LAUGHTER]

- Back on "The View," Fox weighed in on how a modern day Keaton would vote, given today's much more polarizing political divide.

MICHAEL J. FOX: I don't think he'd think much of Trump, but I think he would of liked Bush. I think he would have liked-- I think he would have liked Romney. I think he would of liked a lot of these guys, but I don't think he-- I don't think he would have dug Trump.

- In his new book, "No Time Like The Future," Fox reveals he is no longer pursuing acting roles due to difficulties with speaking and short-term memory loss from Parkinson's. However, he recently made a cameo in the trailer for Lil Nas X's new time traveling music video, "Holiday."

[MUSIC - LIL NAS X, "HOLIDAY"]

- Whatever you do Nas, don't go to 2020.