 In August 2014, Attenborough was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to "The Guardian" expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.Prior to the 2015 UK general election, Attenborough was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas.Commenting on the 2016 US presidential election in an interview by "Radio Times", Attenborough jokingly commented on the rise of Donald Trump