Chris Pratt divides fans with cryptic 'scratch and sniff' voting selfie on Election Day

Chris Pratt shared a selfie of himself aft voting, posting it connected Election Tuesday.

The movie star, 45, wrote successful the caption: 'I got a sticker. Scratch and sniff. Smells similar freedom.'

The actor's smirking selfie comes conscionable 1 time aft he came nether occurrence for his neutral attack toward the statesmanlike election betwixt Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. 

His selfie and his caption did not uncover which campaigner helium voted for. 

In an effort Pratt, 45, wrote for his mother-in-law Maria Shriver's website, Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, the Marvel histrion said helium wanted to punctual radical that whoever the victor of the predetermination is - and which broadside wins - 'we are chap countrymen.'

The selfie had fans divided - with immoderate praising him for not stating who helium was voting for.

One societal media idiosyncratic wrote: 'Bless you for voting and not telling america who to ballot for oregon who you voted for. Miss those days and existent radical who don't archer others however to think.'

Another said, with clapping emojis: 'For not saying your ballot arsenic it should and you usually do, besides for your triumph oregon suffer article, based af each United arsenic 1 not divided arsenic it should be.' 

Others speculated connected who helium voted for, with 1 writing: 'I cognize there's nary mode Pratt voted for Kamala.'

 Another said that they 'hope you voted with your daughters and woman successful mind.'

One idiosyncratic said that 'if it smells similar state I deliberation we each cognize who helium voted for,' garnering astir 500 likes. 

In his op-ed, The Guardians Of The Galaxy starring antheral wrote: 'It's good to instrumentality a infinitesimal to lick your wounds erstwhile you lose. Heck, spell up and outcry successful the mirror.

'But if we go excessively paralyzed by decision oregon excessively pompous successful victory, allegiance to our "team" tin unsighted america to the information that we are chap countrymen.'

Multiple users connected Reddit slammed Pratt, saying the actor's comparatively noncommittal governmental connection came disconnected arsenic vapid and low-value.

What a thing burger of a statement,' 1 idiosyncratic said, portion different added, 'What an insipid, thing burger of an article. Thanks for nothing, Chris.'

Said 1 user: 'Dude couldn’t marque it 3 sentences without "both sides" 'ing it lol.'

Another added, 'Oh, unopen up, Chris. No 1 needs your useless platitudes.'

One idiosyncratic challenged Pratt's sentiments, writing, 'Okay Chris, I’ll bite. Tell maine 1 happening astir Trump’s broadside that is worthy voting for, if you spot things from "both sides."'

Critics of his op-ed besides took to X, formerly Twitter, calling Pratt's neutrality 'upsetting.'

'While helium does not endorse either candidate, and the tract is from a erstwhile Democrat (now independent) Maria Shriver, it upsets maine to spot Chris Pratt play "both sides person bully ideas" with what is astatine involvement for me,' 1 X idiosyncratic wrote.

Adding: 'My beingness is astatine stake, the bodily autonomy of my chap trans siblings and radical who tin get large successful general, of achromatic radical and immigrants, of anyone who disagrees with Trump's policies, and watching Chris Pratt accidental "I spot some side" and "It's not astir who wins and loses."'

Another wrote, 'This clown lmao quality rights are connected the enactment and helium has the audacity to accidental this c***.'

Shriver called the portion a 'really bully op-ed by my son-in-law' successful a nexus to his communicative connected her site.

In a thread connected Shriver's X relationship linking to the story, users echoed akin sentiments: One idiosyncratic said, 'No thanks, "good radical connected some sides" Bulls***;' different said, 'You inactive person to prime a side. And Trump is simply a criminal, nary bully broadside there.'

The Minnesota native's neutral op-ed comes aft his chap Avengers stars endorsed Harris - with Scarlett Johannsson, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle and Danai Gurira coming unneurotic to movie a video to enactment her successful her bid to go president.

Pratt's father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger connected Wednesday publically endorsed Harris for president.

'I volition ever beryllium an American earlier I americium a Republican,' the Terminator prima and erstwhile California politician said successful an extended societal media post. 'That’s why, this week, I americium voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.'

Schwarzenegger said that a 2nd statesmanlike word for Trump 'will conscionable beryllium 4 much years of bulls*** with nary results that makes america angrier and angrier, much divided, and much hateful.

'We request to adjacent the doorway connected this section of American history, and I cognize that erstwhile President Trump won’t bash that. He volition divide, helium volition insult, helium volition find caller ways to beryllium much un-American than helium already has been, and we, the people, volition get thing but much anger.'

In Pratt's piece, the Moneyball histrion besides gave his proposal connected being a bully national - contempt who is elected successful the office.

'How bash we go a federation of honorable winners and graceful losers? It starts with remembering nary substance who wins oregon loses, determination are inactive going to beryllium radical who request assistance successful this country,' adding that you request to 'find them' and 'be of service.'

Pratt urged some parties to 'accept the results and absorption alternatively connected showing up for each other.'

Pratt besides talked astir losing a wrestling lucifer arsenic a kid and however helium 'cried for astatine slightest an hour' until helium realized 'losing is portion of the game.'

With that successful mind, Pratt reflected connected radical today, noting that helium thinks 'many radical person yet to larn that lesson.

'Sometimes your squad doesn't win,' Pratt said. 'The 2024 statesmanlike predetermination is 3 days distant arsenic I constitute this. The biggest crippled of each clip approaches.

'Team Red versus Team Blue. A rematch for the ages. A showdown 4 years successful the making. It's giving UFC 3Million energy.'

Pratt is expecting his 3rd kid with woman Katherine Schwarzenegger, 34, arsenic the mates are parents to daughters Lyla Maria, four, and Eloise Christina, two. He is begetter to lad Jack Pratt, 12, from his erstwhile matrimony to histrion Anna Faris, 47.

Pratt has past travel nether fire for issues linked to his authorities and faith: Pratt was criticized successful 2019 by Elliot Page, who said that Pratt was aligned with an 'infamously anti lgbtq' church. (The outlet Vox reported that Pratt was a parishioner of the Zoe Church successful Los Angeles.)

Ahead of the 2020 predetermination betwixt Trump and President Joe Biden, helium was branded 'Hollywood's Worst Chris' connected societal media implicit his suspected right-wing leanings.

In October of 2020, his woman Katherine commented connected E! News's Instagram leafage implicit the story, saying, 'Is this truly what we need? There's truthful overmuch going connected successful the satellite and radical are struggling successful truthful galore ways.

'Being mean is truthful yesterday. There's capable country to emotion each these guys. Love is what we each request not meanness and bullying. Let's effort that.'

Amid the hubbub, a fig of Pratt's Marvel costars, including Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin and Robert Downey Jr. - as good arsenic his brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger - rallied to Pratt's defence with nationalist statements defending his character.

Pratt besides was successful blistery h2o a twelvemonth later, aft a November 2021 societal media station helium penned garnered antagonistic attention, aft helium thanked Katherine for giving commencement to a 'healthy' child. (Pratt and Faris' lad Jack dealt with aggregate wellness issues aft helium was calved 2 months prematurely, weighing 3 pounds and 12 ounces.)

Pratt successful 2022 said that helium was profoundly upset by the 'f***ed up' pushback, noting that helium feared that Jack was 'gonna work that 1 time ... and it’s etched successful integer stone.'