"I'm a very sarcastic, witty person, and I don't think it translates," he said. "I was being funny and it was at the end of a press junket and someone asked me a question about my character: 'Being a political analyst [in the movie], who would you work with, Clinton or Trump?' and I said, 'Trump, he's an easy sell. He's the voice of the working man.'”
"I did not endorse him even though I do think he's done a great job of branding himself," Mackie added. "He's rebranded himself. He and Clinton, I think the reason they're leading is because they rebranded themselves."
Previously: Anthony Mackie may want to reconsider telling political jokes, judging from his recent failed comments about Donald Trump.
The actor, who's promoting his upcoming film, “Our Brand Is Crisis,” shared his thoughts during an interview with BET.com on the 2016 presidential candidates. When asked if he'd prefer to run Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump's campaign, Mackie explained why he would select Trump.
“I would 100 percent want to run Trump's campaign. 100 percent," he said. "I mean, first that'll be the best party ever when he won, and second, Trump's an easy sell..."
"When you look at Trump, he's an easy sell because you can sell him as the guy who worked his way up from nothing. And I think if you're a 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' candidate, people would identify with that."
Unfortunately, Mackie's thoughts on Trump didn't bode too well with fans on social media, who disapproved of the actor’s comments. He later clarified his statement via Twitter on Monday afternoon.
Sorry Trump. Better luck next time, “I guess.”
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Craziest Lines From Trump's Speech
(01 of09)
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"I will be the greatest jobs President that God ever created" (credit:Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(02 of09)
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"When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China, in a trade deal? They'd kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time." (credit:Richard Ellis via Getty Images)
(03 of09)
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"Some of the [other Republican] candidates they went in, they didn't know the air-conditioner didn't work, they sweated like dogs... How are they going to beat Isis?" (credit:Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
(04 of09)
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"When Mexico send its people, they're not sending their best... They're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us - they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists - and some, I assume, are good (credit:Olivier Douliery/ABACA USA)
(05 of09)
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"I have so many websites, I have them all over the place" (credit:AP Photo/ Nick Ut)
(06 of09)
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Obama is going to be out playing golf. He might even be on one of my courses. I actually would say, I have the best courses in the world so you know what if he wants to, I have one right next to the White House, right on the Potomac. If he'd like to play, (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Archive)
(07 of09)
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"Politicians are all talk and no action." (credit:Kenny Smith/PA Archive)
(08 of09)
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"Politicians are controlled fully by the lobbyists ... fully - they control them ... hey, I have lobbysits, I have to tell you." (credit:AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(09 of09)
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"We need a leader that wrote The Art of the Deal [Trump's book published in 1987]" (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
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