Actor George Clooney claimed in an interview airing Monday that he couldn’t care much less what President Donald Trump thinks of him.
“I don’t care,” Clooney advised Gayle King on “CBS Mornings” to debate his Broadway debut in “Good Night time, and Good Luck,” enjoying CBS Information’ Edward R. Murrow.
“I’ve identified Donald Trump for a very long time. My job is to not please the President of the USA,” Clooney added.
Trump took to Fact Social to throw shade on Clooney final month after an look on “60 Minutes,” the CBS newsmagazine Trump’s suing over its interview of Kamala Harris in 2024.
“Why would the now extremely discredited 60 Minutes be doing a complete ‘puff piece’ on George Clooney, a second fee film ‘star,’ and failed political pundit,” Trump stated on Fact Social. “He fought arduous for Sleepy Joe’s election after which, proper after the Debate, dumped him like a canine. Later, I assume below orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for ‘Kamala,’ solely to quickly notice that that was not going to work out too effectively.”
For his half, nonetheless, Clooney stated it’s not his job to care what Trump’s opinion of him is.
“My job is to attempt to inform the reality after I can and when I’ve the chance,” Clooney advised CBS. “I’m effectively conscious of the concept folks won’t like that… folks will criticize that. Elon Musk has weighed in [about me]. That’s their proper. It’s my proper to say the opposite aspect.”
Trump additionally referred to as out Clooney in one other submit on Fact Social on July 10, 2024, calling him a “faux film actor.”
“George Clooney, who by no means got here shut to creating a terrific film, is moving into the act,” Trump stated. “He’s turned on Crooked Joe just like the rats they each are. What does Clooney find out about something? He makes use of the Democrat ‘speaking level’ that Biden, the WORST President within the historical past of the USA, has ‘saved our Democracy.’ No, Crooked Joe was the one who WEAPONIZED Legislation Enforcement in opposition to his political Opponent, who created probably the most devastating INFLATION within the historical past of our Nation, who Embarrassed our Nation in Afghanistan, and whose loopy Open Border Coverage has allowed tens of millions of individuals to illegally pour into our Nation, many from prisons and psychological establishments.”
On the identical day, Clooney revealed a visitor essay in The New York Instances calling for Biden to step apart to make manner for one more Democratic candidate for president.
“Crooked Joe Biden didn’t save our Democracy, he introduced our Democracy to its knees,” Trump added within the July Fact Social submit. “Clooney ought to get out of politics and return to tv. Motion pictures by no means actually labored for him!!!”
Fox Information Digital reached out to each Clooney and the White Home for remark, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
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