US President Donald Trump has taken a jab at the established actor, George Clooney, after he appeared on a US TV show and discussed modern media challenges, calling Clooney a ‘second-rate movie star,’ and a ‘failed political pundit’ for his political opinions.
What did President Donald Trump write?
In the post shared on Truth Social, Donald Trump addressed the TV Show as a ‘highly discredited show,’ and bashed out for doing a ‘total puff piece’ on George Clooney. The President taunted the 63-year-old actor for supporting his opposition, Joe Biden, alleging that the actor fought hard for Biden’s win but later withdrew his support for Kamala, and dumped Biden ‘like a dog.’
Calling out the TV Show ‘60 Minutes,’ the 78-year-old politician blames the show for fraudulently inserting fake answers. Additionally, POTUS called the interview ‘disastrous,’ and ‘one of the most embarrassing and dishonest events in broadcasting history.’
Consecutively, Trump satirically said that Clooney’s press agent would be ‘making a fortune.’
What did George Clooney Say?
According to the NY Post, George Clooney mentioned the experience of doing a Broadway Show, comparing the play and Donald Trump’s lawsuits.
For the unversed, the actor plays the role of the relentless journalist, Edward R. Murrow in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.’ Referencing his role, he drew parallels between the current state of the US and Trump’s legal issues of lawsuits and settlements.
George Clooney said, “When the other three estates fail when the judiciary and the executive and the legislative branches fail us, the fourth estate has to succeed.” “Governments don’t like the freedom of the press. They never have. And that goes for whether you are a conservative or a liberal or whatever side you’re on. They don’t like the press,” he added.
Further, the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ actor mentioned that he admired former President Joe Biden but could not support him in good faith.
