Kelsey Grammer's Oval Office Visit With Trump Sparks Immediate Fan Backlash — and They're Not Holding Back

From Frasier to the White House. Actor Kelsey Grammerjust took a very public trip to the Oval Office, meeting with Donald Trump before a screening of the new movie Young Washington—and fans have thoughts.

Per Deadline, the president and the Hollywood star reportedly spoke about politics (of course), their families, and the new movie. As the name implies, the historical drama Young Washington is the story of a young George Washington. 

Grammar plays British army officer and politician Thomas Fairfax. The 2026 film also stars William Franklyn-Miller as George Washington, Mary-Louise Parker as Mary Washington, Ben Kingsley,Andy Serkis, and Mia Rodgers. 

Like other guests of the commander in chief, Grammer was treated to a presidential goodie bag featuring a Bible and hats, a source told Deadline. According to theWashington Examiner, Grammer said his time with the president was “very positive, uplifting, and impressive.” 

What do fans think of the Kelsey Grammer-Donald Trump White House meetup?

The Cheers actor’s recent meeting with the president isn’t exactly a shock. Grammer is a known conservative Republican who has previously praised Trump and his politics. 

Beyond backing the current administration, Kelsey recently told Us Weeklythat he’s not ruling out entering the political arena himself, “I would consider it. It would possibly tick that box for me, in terms of the service I feel I should have given to my fellow man — to my fellow countrymen — that I missed the military.” 

When news of the visit broke, fans weren’t letting this one go. Cue the almost immediate backlash. On the Entertainment subreddit, one commenter wrote, “I’ll take solace in the fact that Frasier would have hated Trump,” and others said, “I’m so disappointed that Kelsey Grammer is MAGA,” “ Oh, Kelsey, no. Sigh. I hate that I am so disillusioned by so many actors I respect in real life…But I will always love Frasier Crane, and nothing will change that” and, “I’m pretty sure, like Dean Kane…These actors are trying to attach themselves to and sort of fame like a parasite.”

Another mused, “Definitely why David Hyde Pierce refused the reboot.” 

But it didn’t end there. Other redditors added, “Hard to think of a more disappointing character vs. actor example,” and “I knew Kelsey was a classical conservative intellectual comedic actor in the vein of Ben Stein or Dennis Miller. But if you respect someone like Trump and support him as your leader, I just cannot respect you as an intellectual person.”