Kit Harington believes Game of Thrones ruined the political landscape by giving Donald Trump a character to rival.
Ahead of the shows final season, the 32-year-old actor confessed to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Tuesday night that he thinks that the president of the United States ’emulates Joffrey.’
Making an appearance on the talk show the same day as the series eight trailer dropped, Stephen began: ‘This show was a big cultural definer for the 2010s. So we can blame you for where we are right now.
‘I’ve got this theory that we kind of screwed the political landscape,’ said Kit, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO fantasy drama.
‘By making the Lannisters an acceptable form of ruling family?’ Stephen asked.
Kit replied: ‘I just felt that certain, you know, political figures tried to emulate Joffrey and things went a bit wrong.’
‘He’s got the hair,’ quipped Stephen, referring to the former child King of Westeros’ platinum blonde locks.
Although the Game of Thrones season eight posters hint at the death of Jon Snow, Kit didn’t let slip any spoilers ahead of, announcing: ‘I can’t say anything. I can say zero.
‘We had a table read though, and I was the only person who hadn’t read the episodes.’
Game Of Thrones returns to Sky Atlantic and NOW TV on 15 April.
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