The article recalls filmmaker David Lynch’s admission that he voted for Ronald Reagan and met the US president several times, including an unexpected 1984 White House visit. It presents this as a potentially uncomfortable detail for some admirers, given Lynch’s artistic reputation and the politically progressive themes readers may associate with work such as *Twin Peaks*.

In a 1990 *Washington Post* interview, Lynch said he liked Reagan’s cheerful, polished public image and confirmed that he had voted for him, despite criticism from others. He described brief meetings at the White House and later in Reagan’s Los Angeles office, where Reagan spoke about his ranch and laughed at Lynch’s agent suggesting he return to acting; the article also notes Lynch’s later-regretted support for a 2009 petition defending Roman Polanski, according to his daughter Jennifer.