Actor Chris Evans, best known for playing Captain America, shared an Independence Day reminder of what the holiday really celebrates: “courage in the face of tyranny”.

The message sent on Twitter didn’t mention President Donald Trump by name. 

But it was posted hours before the president’s highly publicised ― and much criticized ― Fourth of July event at the Lincoln Memorial, and Chris warned of how future generations will look back on this period of history:

Chris has been a frequent Trump critic, often using his Twitter feed to take the president to task on issues ranging from climate change to Russia ― and has done it even after being warned by his advisers to lay off the politics. 

“Look, I’m in a business where you’ve got to sell tickets,” he told Esquire in 2017. “But, my God, I would not be able to look at myself in the mirror if I felt strongly about something and didn’t speak up.”

And if that means some people won’t see his movies as a result? 

“I’m OK with that,” he said.