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While Michael Moore said he will vote for Hillary Clinton if she's the Democratic nominee, he warned that a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters won't jump out of bed to cast a ballot for her. | Getty Michael Moore: I’ll support Hillary Clinton if she’s the nominee

Michael Moore is an avowed Bernie Sanders supporter and has been for years. But while the outspoken filmmaker and liberal activist says he’s with Sanders till the end, he quickly notes he’ll support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if she’s the nominee.

“Oh absolutely. She’s better than the alternative and she will do some good," Moore said in an interview on Sunday. "Unfortunately I can’t support her during the primaries because she voted for the Iraq war and she’s not really going to fix corporate America and Wall Street. They’ll still be calling the shots in her White House so that makes it difficult for people who care about those issues."

Moore said he's been a Sanders supporter for decades, having campaigned for him while Sanders was running for Congress in Vermont. Clinton’s enthusiasm gap problem, he said, is reflective of how he feels about her: She’s better than the alternative.

“It’s not exactly a resounding endorsement. You’re for her because you hate Trump,” Moore said. "But many people will vote for Trump because they hate Hillary."

But while Moore himself will vote for Clinton, he warned that a lot of Sanders supporters won't jump out of bed to cast a ballot for Clinton.

"Someone like Barack Obama on Election Day, people were fired up to get out of bed and go to vote. It's inspiring. Same thing with Sanders supporters. Hillary is not so inspiring," Moore said.

Moore, who has a new documentary out on DVD this Tuesday called "Where To Invade Next," said the theme of his film aligns with Sanders' campaign. In the documentary, Moore travels to different countries to find solutions to the United States' problems, from education to prison.

"The points I’m making for in this film, are the evidence for what [Sanders is] saying. …People say 'oh those ideas are pie in the sky.' But when you watch my movie, they’re not pie in the sky ideas, they’ve been working for decades in other countries. Clearly I would hope Sanders would be our next president or that may not happen," Moore said.

Moore pulled no punches when it came to Donald Trump. He called the Republicans' presumptive nominee a "con man" and recounted an experience 12 years ago on a talk show where Moore said he had to talk to Trump and calm him down because he was nervous about going on with Moore, afraid the filmmaker was going to "mix it up" or get into an argument.

"I got to see a side of him the public doesn't see," Moore said. "I felt like I had to talk him down a little and I thought ‘what a scared-y cat.’ I just didn’t understand why he was so afraid."

But while Trump has been successful at bringing new blocs of voters his way and Clinton will need the support of Sanders voters, Moore said he's not terribly worried about the future because the "era of the angry white guy is over."

"Trump can't win, that's the math," Moore said, citing demographic statistics that show the United States is becoming less white and male. "I'm very optimistic about the future because young people through this election season so far have proven they can't be pandered to...We’ve raised a generation of really good young adults and I think that they are going to keep moving the ball down the field toward a better country and a better world."

