Paul Rudd Hands Out Water to Pennsylvania Students Waiting in Lines to Vote

Paul Rudd took to the voting lines at Pennsylvania universities to hand out water to students waiting for hours on Election Day.

The Ant-Man star was seen carrying a large pack of water bottles at Temple University by MSNBC National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff, who ran over to Rudd and asked him what brought him out.

“I just wanted to give people water,” Rudd replied with a smile. “They’re waiting in line for a long time, and it’s a wonderful thing that all these young people are out voting.” He added, “We wanted to tell these students that they’re doing really great things.”

When Soboroff asked how he was feeling about the presidential election, Rudd laughed and said, “I feel good about handing out some waters.”

Elsewhere during his reporting, Soboroff continued to interview student voters, and asked one young woman if it was difficult to choose who to vote for. “It’s been ready to go, out the gate,” the woman, a first-time voter said. “I didn’t really need to hear all the other people talking in my ear.”

She added, “It feels like I’m representing my country, helping out.”

As Rudd appeared behind them, Soboroff stretched his arm out towards the actor and said, “Do you want a water from Paul Rudd?”

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“Yes, I do!” the student answered, and after asking if she could take a photo with the actor, Soboroff snapped a pic of the pair, capturing the heartfelt moment.

This year’s election — set to be one of the closest in history — has been one of the most turbulent, including multiple assassination attempts and a last-minute, major-party candidate replacement. However, it’s also been marked by moments of hope and unity throughout the race, with Vice President Kamala Harris often credited as bringing back the joy to politics, Mexican music giants Maná and Los Tigres Del Norte working with Latino political organizations to bring the community together, and numerous music and Hollywood leaders showing up to back the Democratic nominee at events across the country.