Editing Kelsey Grammer (section)

=== Politics ===
[[File:Kelsey Grammer fleet week.jpg|upright|thumb|Grammer during [[Fleet Week]] in New York City, in May 2006]]

Grammer is a supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and he endorsed the [[Tea Party movement]] on economic issues such as [[Limited government|small government]] and [[Tax cut|lower taxes]];<ref name="PML">{{cite web |url= http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/12/kelsey-grammers-tea-party-support-i-think-smaller-government-is-a-good-idea/ |title= Kelsey Grammer's tea party support: 'I think smaller government is a good idea' |author=  |date=October 12, 2011 |website=[[Piers Morgan Live]] |publisher=CNN| archivedate= February 27, 2017 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170227235146/http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/12/kelsey-grammers-tea-party-support-i-think-smaller-government-is-a-good-idea/ |url-status= dead |access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> ''[[City A.M.]]'' described him as "one of Hollywood's best-known Republicans, a rare spark of red in a blue sea of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]".<ref name="Dinneen"/>

A ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine profile published in 2010 described Grammer as "[[Abortion-rights movements|pro-choice]]".<ref name= "NYMAG">{{cite news |last=Stenbergh |first=Adam |date=March 21, 2010 |title=Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Next Republican President |url=https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/64948/ |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]  |access-date=March 3, 2017 |quote= Grammer is not only Republican; he's [...] pro-choice ('but I don't advocate for abortion') [...].}}</ref> In 2015, however, his wife posted an [[Instagram]] photo of Grammer wearing a T-shirt from the [[United States anti-abortion movement|anti-abortion]] group Abort73.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sieczkowski |first=Caren |date= October 9, 2015 |title=Kelsey Grammer Wears Bizarre Anti-Choice Shirt |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kelsey-grammar-anti-abortion-shirt_n_5617c5aee4b0e66ad4c75d8a |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date= December 4, 2021}}</ref>

Grammer has expressed disbelief on the [[scientific consensus on climate change]], comparing the [[2018 California wildfires|California wildfires]] to alleged [[global cooling]] from his youth and criticized the 2011 and 2018 climate meetings.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Wynne|first= Kelly|date=December 3, 2018|title=Kelsey Grammer says Trump could win in 2020, wife adds climate change is fake|url=https://www.newsweek.com/kelsey-grammer-and-wife-deny-climate-change-think-trump-will-have-second-term-1240879|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Newsweek|language= en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sager|first=Jessica|date=December 3, 2018|title=Kelsey Grammer, wife Kayte think climate change is exaggerated|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelsey-grammer-wife-kayte-think-climate-change-is-a-hoax|access-date= September 25, 2020|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kelsey Grammer and Wife Not Buying Climate Change Report|url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/02/kelsey-grammer-wife-kayte-deny-climate-change-donald-trump-g20-summit/|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=TMZ|date=December 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, he stated in a 2016 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'' that the person he admired most was [[Vladimir Putin]] "because he is so comfortably who he is".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/25/kelsey-grammer-interview-admire-putin|title=Kelsey Grammer: 'I admire Putin because he is so comfortably who he is'|first=Rosanna|last=Greenstreet|date=June 25, 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2019, he issued a statement in support of [[Brexit]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2019|title=Kelsey Grammer revealed he's pro-Trump and Brexit on Radio 4 and fans are disappointed|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/kelsey-grammer-revealed-hes-pro-trump-and-brexit-on-radio-4-8786181|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=indy100.com |language=en}}</ref>

Grammer has criticized Washington politicians, stating: "I don't think Washington did us any favors for the last 50, 60 years, I think they've all been sort of the same party, the same bunch of clowns".<ref name= "twsUSAToday11">{{cite web|work=USA Today|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|date=May 16, 2019|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/16/kelsey-grammer-praises-trump-calls-rest-washington-clowns/3691179002/|title=Kelsey Grammer stands up for Trump, calls politicians 'the same bunch of clowns'|access-date= May 17, 2019}}</ref> He has expressed an interest in some day running for [[United States Congress]],<ref>{{cite web|title = Transcript: Twenty Years of 'Frasier'|url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/transcript-twenty-years-of-frasier|website = [[Fox News Channel]]|date = September 24, 2003|access-date = February 23, 2016|publisher = [[21st Century Fox]]}}</ref> [[Mayor of New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kelsey-grammer-emmys-snub-republican-boss-frasier-362744|title = Kelsey Grammer Accuses Emmys of Snubbing Him Because He's a Republican|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = August 15, 2012|first = Jordan|last = Zakarin|access-date = February 23, 2016}}</ref> and the presidency.<ref name= "Dinneen">{{cite news |last=Dinneen |first=Steve |title=Kelsey Grammer Interview |date=June 9, 2016 |website= CityAM.com |url=http://www.cityam.com/242955/kelsey-grammer-interview-the-frasier-and-breaking-the-bank-star-talks-about-donald-trumps-hair-running-for-president-and-jared-leto-being-a-clown}}</ref> In an interview with radio talk show host Frank Morano in August 2021, he indicated that he was no longer interested in running for office.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://wabcradio.com/episode/kelsey-grammer-8-11-21/|title=Kelsey | date= 2021-08-11| publisher= WABC|website= wabcradio.com}}</ref> Grammer was a guest at President [[George W. Bush]]'s first inauguration.<ref name="NYMAG" /> Grammer endorsed [[Rudy Giuliani]] in the [[Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 presidential primary]] and later campaigned for [[John McCain]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Kelsey Grammer's federal campaign contribution| url = http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Grammer&first=Kelsey|access-date = February 23, 2016|website = NEWSMEAT|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006094707/http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Grammer&first=Kelsey|archive-date = October 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/elections/political-emissaries-descend-valley|title = Political emissaries descend on valley: Richardson, Grammer rally voters at events|work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date = October 11, 2008|access-date = October 16, 2008|issn = 1097-1645|first = Richard|last = Lake}}</ref> Grammer also promoted [[RightNetwork]], a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] start-up American television network.<ref name="DailyNews">{{cite news|url = https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/fox-liberal-kelsey-grammer-backs-upstart-right-wing-tv-network-rightnetwork-article-1.163294|title = Fox too liberal for you? Kelsey Grammer backs upstart right-wing TV network, RightNetwork|location = New York|work = [[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|first = Richard|last = Huff|date = April 19, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2021}}</ref> He endorsed [[Michele Bachmann]] for the [[Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nomination]] for president in 2012.<ref name= "frumforum.com">{{cite web|url = http://www.frumforum.com/celebrity-endorsements-draw-attention-not-votes|title = Endorsements Draw Attention, Not Votes|date = June 26, 2011|access-date = August 31, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403081854/http://www.frumforum.com/celebrity-endorsements-draw-attention-not-votes/|archive-date = April 3, 2015|website = FrumForum|last = Berenson|first = Tessa}}</ref> Grammer later endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] after he had won the Republican nomination.<ref name= hill-probably>{{cite web |url = https://thehill.com/video/campaign/202579-kelsey-grammer-says-mitt-romney-would-probably-do-a-pretty-good-job/|title = Kelsey Grammer says Mitt Romney would 'probably do a pretty good job'|access-date = June 4, 2012|website = [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date = January 5, 2012|last = Kurtz|first = Judy|publisher = Adam Prather}}</ref> He initially supported [[Ben Carson]]'s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, although later stating he would gladly vote for Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] in the upcoming election.<ref name="Dinneen" />

In a December 2023 interview with [[Today (BBC Radio 4)|BBC's ''Today'']] to promote the new series of ''Frasier'', Grammer confirmed he still supports Donald Trump.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2023|title=BBC Says It Was Shut Down By Paramount PRs When Questioning Kelsey Grammer On His Support For Donald Trump|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/bbc-kelsey-grammer-donald-trump-shut-down-paramount-1235650427 |access-date= December 4, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en}}</ref> Grammer expressed support for Trump again in a May 2025 interview with [[The Times]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelsey Grammer: The truth about my sister's horrific murder |url=https://archive.md/TfVid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/TfVid |archive-date=May 14, 2025 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Archive Today}}</ref>