“I felt democracy was in a very dangerous time”: Sacha Baron Cohen reveals that he did Borat 2 to show the “dangers” of Donald Trump’s vote for a second term
- The 49-year-old actor admitted that he was worried that the Trump administration would be voted on again and wanted to do something about it before the election.
- Sacha said, “I thought the thing I could do to warn people was to use my funniest character … to show what I thought were the dangers of voting for Trump.”
- He previously said he was in multiple situations when he feared for his safety while filming as when people at a Trump rally turned him over, forcing him to flee.
- Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president
Sacha Baron Cohen revealed that he did Borat: Moviefilm later to warn US voters about the “dangers” of voting for President Donald Trump for a second term.
The 49-year-old actor spoke on Saturday about the documentary with The Sun, saying that he felt that democracy was “at a very dangerous point” under the Trump administration and that he wanted to do something about it before the elections in November.
He explained: “The purpose of the film is to send a message. That’s why Borat came out when he came out.

“I felt democracy was in a very dangerous time”: Sacha Baron Cohen revealed on Saturday that he did Borat 2 to show the “dangers” of Donald Trump’s vote for a second term
“I thought the thing I could do to warn people was to use my funniest character, my most popular character, to show the dangers of Trump’s vote. I felt that democracy was in a very dangerous moment.
“I guess with this film I felt I had to be able to look in the mirror [the day after election day] and I tell myself “I did everything I could to protect a political system that I cherish – democracy.” ‘
Late last year, Sacha revived the beloved character for this year’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the 2006 Borat sequel.
He plays the role of a bewildered Kazakh journalist who travels to America to learn more about their culture in hilarious and sometimes incredible mockumentaries.

In his role, Sacha said of bringing Borat back: “I thought the thing I could do to warn people was to use my funniest character … to show what I thought were the dangers of voting for Trump.”
![Outside the office: Sacha, I felt I had to be able to look in the mirror [the day after election day] and tell me,](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/01/10/15/37820500-9131003-Throwback_After_Trump_supporters_stormed_the_U_S_Capitol_this_We-a-68_1610292551185.jpg?resize=560%2C681&ssl=1)
Outside the office: Sacha, I felt I had to be able to look in the mirror [the day after election day] and tell me, “I did the best I could” (Trump illustrated on New Year’s Eve)
And after filming the film, the sincere actor admitted that there were some moments when he feared for his safety.
In an Instagram post in October, Sacha shared a behind-the-scenes video of a Trump rally as Borat.
The crowd quickly realized that he was mocking them before turning angrily on him, forcing Sacha to flee the stage before barricading himself in the trailer and speeding.
“This was not the easiest film to make,” he headlined the terrifying film.
Another clip in the film quickly went viral, as it showed an embarrassing moment in which Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s surrogate, was involved.
Borat’s “Tutar’s daughter,” played by Maria Bakalova, interviewed Giuliani for a segment – one he assumed was a real interview – in a hotel.
During that sequence, he can be seen lying on a bed and getting his hands on his pants, while “Tutar” is arranging his microphone – he says, because he is just arranging his shirt.
“Borat’s video is a complete production. I slipped into my shirt after I took out the recording device “, Giuliani snapped on Twitter.

Dangers: After filming the film, the open actor (pictured in a Trump mask) admitted that there were a few moments when he feared for his safety.

Scary: A scene sees him playing a Trump rally as Borat, but the crowd quickly realized that he was mocking them before turning angrily on him, forcing Sacha to flee the scene.
In a recent interview with Variety, Cohen said he hoped his film would persuade people to vote against Trump in the 2020 election.
“I don’t want to selfishly imply that people would follow Borat and not vote for Trump, but that was the goal,” he said.
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president – the first woman to hold office and the first African-American and first Asian American vice president.

New administration: Joe Biden (pictured Friday) was sworn in as 46 president of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris as vice president

Amazing: After Sacha’s interview, his wife, Isla Fisher, shared an elegant selfie with Instagram while wearing an elegant dress with a purple graphic print