Editing Robert Redford (section)

== Political activism ==
[[File:President George H. W. Bush and Robert Redford.jpg|thumb|left|Redford with U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1989]]
Redford supports environmentalism, Native American rights, [[LGBT]] rights,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dot429.com/articles/3038-robert-redford-stands-up-for-equal-rights-at-equality-utah-allies-dinner|title=Robert Redford stands up for equal rights at Equality Utah Allies dinner|date=September 17, 2013|publisher=Dot429|access-date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019053339/http://dot429.com/articles/3038-robert-redford-stands-up-for-equal-rights-at-equality-utah-allies-dinner|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the arts. He also supported [[advocacy group]]s, such as the [[Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America]].<ref name=Newsmeat>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Robert_Redford.php |title=Robert Redford's Federal campaign contributions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002172647/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Robert_Redford.php |archive-date=October 2, 2007 |website=Newsmeat.com}}</ref> Redford has supported [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], including Brent Cornell Morris in his unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for [[Utah's 3rd congressional district]] in 1990.<ref name=Newsmeat /> Redford also supported [[Gary Herbert]], another Republican and a friend, in Herbert's successful 2004 campaign to be elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Utah|Utah's Lieutenant Governor]]. Herbert later became [[Governor of Utah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/robert-redford-utah-gary-herbert-99649.html|title=Robert Redford honored by Utah's leaders|agency=Associated Press|work=Politico|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116081902/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/robert-redford-utah-gary-herbert-99649.html|archive-date=November 16, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

As an avid environmentalist, Redford is a trustee of the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]]. He endorsed Democratic President [[Barack Obama]] for re-election in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/obama-energy-policy_b_1985714.html|title=Why I'm Supporting President Obama|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=October 20, 2012|work=HuffPost|first=Robert|last=Redford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020145428/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/obama-energy-policy_b_1985714.html|archive-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Redford is the first quote on the back cover of [[Donald Trump]]'s book ''[[Crippled America]]'' (2015), saying of Trump's candidacy, "I'm glad he's in there, being the way he is, and saying what he says and the ways he says it, I think shakes things up and I think that is very needed."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/252564-robert-redford-im-glad-trump-is-running-for-president/ |title=Robert Redford 'glad' Trump is running |first=Eric |last=Garland |date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129000736/http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/252564-robert-redford-im-glad-trump-is-running-for-president |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again|first=Donald J.|last=Trump|date=November 5, 2015|publisher=Threshold Editions|id={{ASIN|1501137964|country=uk}}}}</ref> A representative later clarified that Redford's statement, taken from a longer conversation with Larry King, was not intended to endorse Trump for president.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-redford-donald-trump-endorsement-820933 |title=Robert Redford Denies Endorsing Donald Trump for President |date=September 8, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

[[File:Robert Redford with Bill Richardson.jpg|right|thumb|Redford with [[Governor of New Mexico|New Mexico Governor]] [[Bill Richardson]] in 2009]]
In 2019, Redford penned an [[op-ed]] in which he referred to Trump's administration as a "monarchy in disguise" and stated "[i]t's time for Trump to go".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/president-trump-s-dictator-administration-attacking-values-america-holds-dear-ncna1091156?cid=eml_nbn_20191126|title=Robert Redford: President Trump's dictator-like administration is attacking the values America holds dear|last=Redford|first=Robert|work=NBC News|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> Redford later co-authored another op-ed in which he criticized Trump's handling of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] while also citing the collective public response to the pandemic as a model for how to respond to climate change.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-coronavirus-failures-offer-warnings-lessons-about-future-climate-ncna1195931|title=Trump's coronavirus failures offer warnings and lessons about future climate change challenges|last1=Redford|first1=Robert|last2=Redford|first2=James|work=NBC News|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> He criticized the decision to withdraw from the [[Paris Agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/opinions/robert-redford-paris-accord-opinion/index.html|title=Robert Redford: A race against time to undo damage caused by Trump|last=Redford|first=Robert|work=CNN|date=November 8, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, Redford penned an [[op-ed]] in which he stated President Trump lacks a "moral compass". In the same piece, he announced that he would be voting for [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref name="Biden">{{Cite web |last=Redford |first=Robert |title=Robert Redford: This is who gets my vote in 2020 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/opinions/trump-biden-presidential-election-robert-redford/index.html |access-date=July 8, 2020 |website=CNN|date=July 7, 2020 }}</ref>

Redford was opposed to the [[TransCanada Corporation]]'s [[Keystone Pipeline]].<ref name="cbcrobertredfordhelpinganti">{{cite news|title=Robert Redford helping anti-pipeline cause, says TransCanada head|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/robert-redford-helping-anti-pipeline-cause-says-transcanada-head-1.2446562|access-date=October 16, 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=November 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019225833/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/robert-redford-helping-anti-pipeline-cause-says-transcanada-head-1.2446562|archive-date=October 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he was identified by its CEO, [[Russ Girling]], for leading the anti-pipeline protest movement.<ref name="cbcrobertredfordhelpinganti"/> In April 2014, Redford, a [[Pitzer College]] Trustee, and Pitzer College President [[Laura Skandera Trombley]] announced that the college will divest fossil fuel stocks from its endowment; at the time, it was the higher education institution with the largest endowment in the US to make this commitment. The press conference was held at the LA Press Club. In November 2012, Pitzer launched the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitweb.pitzer.edu/communications/2014/04/pitzer-college-robert-redford-announce-breakthrough-fossil-fuel-divestment-climate-action-model/|title=Pitzer College|work=Office of Communications|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035013/http://pitweb.pitzer.edu/communications/2014/04/pitzer-college-robert-redford-announce-breakthrough-fossil-fuel-divestment-climate-action-model/|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref>