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Waters opposed [[Brexit]] (the UK leaving the [[European Union]]). Following the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|June 2016 referendum]], which resulted in leaving the EU, he said: "I thought we were better than that. I was wrong."<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Waters on Political 'Runaway Train' That Inspired New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/roger-waters-on-political-runaway-train-that-inspired-new-album-122405/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 August 2017 |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408121846/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/roger-waters-on-political-runaway-train-that-inspired-new-album-122405/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He criticised US President [[Donald Trump]] and his policies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pink Floyd's Roger Waters considers performing "The Wall" on US-Mexico border |url=https://www.euronews.com/2017/02/16/pink-floyd-s-roger-waters-considers-performing-the-wall-on-us-mexico-border |publisher=[[Euronews]] |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821024218/https://www.euronews.com/2017/02/16/pink-floyd-s-roger-waters-considers-performing-the-wall-on-us-mexico-border |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, Waters condemned Trump's plan to build a [[Trump wall|wall separating the US and Mexico]], drawing parallels to ''The Wall''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Waters speculates performing 'The Wall' at US-Mexico border |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/around-the-web/2017/02/23/roger-waters-speculates-performing-wall-us-mexico-border |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=23 February 2017 |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309063401/https://www.dhakatribune.com/around-the-web/2017/02/23/roger-waters-speculates-performing-wall-us-mexico-border |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the April 2018 [[Douma chemical attack]] carried out by the Syrian government, Waters called civil defence volunteers, the [[White Helmets (Syrian civil war)|White Helmets]], "a fake organisation that exists only to create propaganda for the [[jihadists]] and terrorists" trying to incite the West to "start dropping bombs on people in Syria".<ref name=" The Jerusalem Post JPost.com 2018">{{cite news| title=Roger Waters slams Syria intervention, attacks 'White Helmets' as 'fake' | website= The Jerusalem Post | date=15 April 2018 | url=https://www.jpost.com/international/roger-waters-slams-syria-intervention-attacks-white-helmets-as-fake-549894 | access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="Sharon 2018">{{cite news| last=Sharon | first=Jeremy | title=Roger Waters claims Syria's White Helmets a 'fake organization' | website=The Times of Israel | date=16 April 2018 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-claims-syrias-white-helmets-a-fake-organization/ | access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="The New Arab 2018">{{cite web | author=The New Arab | title=Pink Floyd's co-founder Roger Waters says White Helmets 'fake' | publisher=The New Arab | date=15 April 2018 | url=https://www.newarab.com/opinion/pink-floyds-co-founder-roger-waters-says-white-helmets-fake | access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tablet Magazine 2018">{{cite web |date=16 April 2018 |title=Roger Waters Attacks Syria's White Helmets as 'Fake' |
In 2018, Waters included [[Brazil]]ian far-right presidential candidate [[Jair Bolsonaro]] in a list of "neo-fascists" displayed on a big screen at his concert in [[São Paulo]] which drew mixed responses from the crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/10/roger-waters-jair-bolsonaro-brazil-concert|title=Roger Waters divides crowd with anti-Bolsonaro comments at Brazil concert|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 October 2018|last1=Phillips|first1=Tom|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411170413/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/10/roger-waters-jair-bolsonaro-brazil-concert|url-status=live}}</ref> In a concert in [[Rio de Janeiro]] that October, he acknowledged the murdered Brazilian councilwoman [[Marielle Franco]] and brought her daughter, sister and widow on stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Waters honors murdered Brazil councilwoman |url=https://apnews.com/f94fb3e0649549c0855d7353a246d73a |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=AP NEWS |agency=AP |date=25 October 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126132841/https://apnews.com/f94fb3e0649549c0855d7353a246d73a |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview with the online music magazine [[BrooklynVegan]], he said he tried to visit the progressive politician [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula da Silva]] while he was in prison on corruption charges, which he called false saying that "the only reason Lula is in prison is because he would have won the election".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergstrom |first=Jeff BergstromJeff |date=2019-02-15 |title=Roger Waters talks "Us + Them" tour, Pink Floyd, politics & more in BV interview |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/roger-waters-interview/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, Waters spoke at a rally outside London's [[Home Office]] calling for the release of the [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]], and dedicated a performance of "Wish You Were Here" to him.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-sing-with-you-were-here-at-london-julian-assange-rally-879490/|title=Watch Roger Waters Sing 'Wish You Were Here' at Julian Assange Rally|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|date=3 September 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=7 September 2019|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909034137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-sing-with-you-were-here-at-london-julian-assange-rally-879490/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he spoke at a rally in support of Assange outside parliament in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing |url=https://apnews.com/bb8d93bb1c1510b70b0f2c71e93879ca |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=AP NEWS |agency=AP |date=22 February 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426024823/https://apnews.com/bb8d93bb1c1510b70b0f2c71e93879ca |url-status=live }}</ref> He showed his support for the [[2019–2022 Chilean protests]] through a video from POUSTA.com.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-10-31 |title=Roger Waters saca la cacerola y muestra apoyo a las manifestaciones en Chile |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/multimedia/2019/10/31/roger-waters-saca-la-cacerola-y-muestra-apoyo-a-las-manifestaciones-en-chile/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}}</ref> In an interview with communist deputy [[Camila Vallejo]], he condemned the then president [[Sebastián Piñera|Sebastian Piñera]], calling him a "rat" and he also indicated that the [[2022 Chilean national plebiscite]] is "extraordinarily revolutionary".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín.com |date=2020-08-17 |title=Roger Waters atacó a Sebastián Piñera: 'Es una rata' |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/roger-waters-ataco-sebastian-pinera-rata-_0_PNQ2gp_26.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín.com |date=2020-08-17 |title=Roger Waters atacó a Sebastián Piñera: 'Es una rata' |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/roger-waters-ataco-sebastian-pinera-rata-_0_PNQ2gp_26.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref>
Waters supports [[Steven Donziger]], an American lawyer embroiled in environmental litigation against [[Chevron corporation]], and has funded some of Donziger's legal fees.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Jonathan |title=Nobel laureates condemn 'judicial harassment' of environmental lawyer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/nobel-laureates-condemn-judicial-harassment-of-environmental-lawyer |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228214556/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/nobel-laureates-condemn-judicial-harassment-of-environmental-lawyer |url-status=live }}</ref> He endorsed the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader, [[Jeremy Corbyn]], in the [[2019 UK general election]], describing him as a "beacon of hope".<ref name="nme2">{{cite news|last=Neale|first=Matthew|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-letter-supporting-jeremy-corbyn-2568734|title=Exclusive: New letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn signed by Roger Waters, Robert Del Naja and more|work=[[NME]]|date=16 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019|archive-date=26 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126184628/https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-letter-supporting-jeremy-corbyn-2568734|url-status=live}}</ref>
During his 2022 ''This Is Not a Drill'' shows, every US president from [[Ronald Reagan]] to [[Donald Trump]] was labelled a [[war criminal]] and a message was displayed that [[Joe Biden]] was "just getting started".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/07/07/roger-waters-pulls-no-punches-in-ppg-paints-arena-tour-launcher-pittsburgh-allegheny-county/65368119007/|title=Review: Roger Waters pulls no punches in Pittsburgh tour launcher|last=Tady|first=Scott|date=7 July 2022|website=[[The Beaver County Times]]|access-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809191835/https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/07/07/roger-waters-pulls-no-punches-in-ppg-paints-arena-tour-launcher-pittsburgh-allegheny-county/65368119007/|archive-date=9 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with [[Michael Smerconish]]
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