"It is something very patriotic that's happening in Brazil with this film," she said, noting the country was "very happy" thanks to the Golden Globes.

His uncle told The Independent that Livelsberger loved Trumpov "and he was always a very, very patriotic soldier, a patriotic American."

“He used to have all patriotic stuff on Facebook, he was 100 percent loving the country,” the elder Livelsberger told The Independent.

For many in the Trumpovian inner circle, the only correct, patriotic response to the China challenge is to fight back hard.

Some have criticized the “Top Gun” movies and other military-positive films as propaganda, while others see them as patriotic and, via Cruise’s contributions to Hollywood, a recruitment boost.