“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Monday and declared her the true “Law & Order” candidate, a moniker Donald Trump has often proclaimed himself to have earned.
Hargitay, who has played NYPD Detective Olivia Benson for over a decade, formally endorsed the Democratic nominee in an editorial on Elle’s website. She called Clinton the best candidate to help tackle issues like sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
“I can’t think of a more succinct rallying cry for the anti-violence movement than Hillary’s campaign slogan: Stronger together. We must indeed all work together to dismantle the deeply entrenched societal attitudes that have helped perpetuate this violence for so long, attitudes that have found such a dismaying spokesman during this election cycle,” Hargitay wrote, presumably referring to the 2005 lewd video that some say shows Trump bragging about sexually assault women.
Hargitay, who heads a foundation dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence, said the years Clinton has spent advocating for women’s rights have allowed her to craft a vision for the future that is “informed, hard-won and comprehensive.”
“The job of carrying the bold focus and commitment of the current administration forward — the progress on eliminating the U.S. backlog of untested rape kits; the first-ever White House advisor on violence against women; and the revision of the archaic, decades-old definition of rape to expand the kinds of offenses that constitute the crime — will require determination, tenacity, poise, strength, intelligence and a fierce will to fight for what is good. Hillary has it all, and then some,” Hargitay wrote.
The actress made sure to mention that Clinton can now carry the title that Trump bestowed upon himself.
“And yes, Hillary, in case you were wondering, this makes you the ‘Law & Order’ candidate.”
“SVU” is set to air an episode later this month inspired by Trump’s tape scandal, which will depict a politician facing accusation after accusation about his treatment of women.
