Michael Imperioli Says ‘A Lot’ of ‘The Sopranos’ Characters Would ‘Probably’ Be Trump Supporters: ‘The Show Is About the American Dream’

“The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli told The Independent that the characters in the HBO crime drama would “probably” be supporters of Donald Trump if the show were made today. “The show is about the American dream, especially through the eyes of immigrants,” Imperioli said. “I think that would be one of the big themes if […] Home TV News Feb 21, 2026 2:07pm PT Michael Imperioli Says ‘A Lot’ of ‘The Sopranos’ Characters Would ‘Probably’ Be Trump Supporters: ‘The Show Is About the American Dream’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Mark Ruffalo Fires Back at James Cameron After ‘Avatar’ Director Slammed Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘Are You Also Against the Monopolization That a Paramount Acquisition Would Create?’ 1 hour ago Eric Dane’s Friends Launch GoFundMe After His Death to ‘Support His Girls and Their Future Needs’ 4 hours ago Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Leads Again With $4.6 Million; ‘How to Make a Killing’ Takes Out $1.6 Million on Opening Day 5 hours ago See All Getty “The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli told The Independent that the characters in the HBO crime drama would “probably” be supporters of Donald Trump if the show were made today. “The show is about the American dream, especially through the eyes of immigrants,” Imperioli said. “I think that would be one of the big themes if it was made today: the current climate in the US and what they’re doing to immigrants. The fact is that these characters are all immigrants, but I think a lot of them would probably be Trump supporters, oddly enough. So how do they reconcile those things? When Italians came over – and people forget this, or they don’t want to see it – a lot of them were undocumented.” Related Stories ‘Suicide Squad’ Meets ‘E.R.’ in Globoplay’s ‘Emergency 53,’ a New Series by Famed ‘Under Pressure’ Creative Team