{
  "id": 8776602,
  "title": "Alan Ritchson says Reacher was all ready to pound Nazis until Trump got elected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/alan-ritchson-says-reacher-was-all-ready-to-pound-nazis-until-trump",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:19:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/alan-ritchson-reacher-neo-nazis-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alan Ritchson, the star of the Reacher series, has been vocal about his opinions on the Trump administration. So, it came as no surprise when the former Titans' Hawk, Jack Reacher, responded to a fan's query regarding the adaptation of Lee Child's novel Die Trying. In this 1998 book, Jack finds himself kidnapped by a white supremacist militia led by a neo-Nazi named Beau Borken. In his response, Ritchson simply stated, \"My favorite book. Fun fact: I had it approved until someone got re-elected.\" While there's no suggestion that Trump personally pressured the media to alter their programming, it does suggest that showrunner Nick Santora may have exercised caution to avoid upsetting powerful American Republicans who might oppose a story featuring racist right-wing insurrectionists.",
  "summary": "The Runner star hints that changing political climate may have choked out plans to adapt Reacher novel Die Trying .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}