George Clooney responded to President Trump’s sarcastic social media posts about his recent decision to obtain French citizenship, suggesting that the midterm elections could put the country on the right track.
On New Year’s Eve, the president praised Clooney’s move, calling it “good news!” He then cited the stream of consciousness to a movie star’s 2024 op-ed urging former President Biden to withdraw from the race.
“Recall after the infamous debate, when Clooney dumped Joe during a fundraiser and ended up siding with another good candidate, Jamala (K!), who is now running against Gavin Newscomb, the worst governor in the country, including Tim Walz (sic), who will likely lead Democrats to defeat in the future,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Clooney got more attention for his political stories than for his handful of completely mediocre movies. He wasn’t a movie star at all, he was just an average guy who constantly complained about political norms. Let’s Make America Great Again!”
In response, Clooney, who has been one of Hollywood’s most outspoken critics of Trump, cited the president’s own mantra. “I completely agree with the current president,” he said. “We have to make America great again, starting in November.”
Clooney seems to be indicating that he believes Democrats have a chance to take back the House, and possibly the Senate, in the next election. The actor, his wife Amal Clooney, and their two children are all French citizens. Clooney praised France’s privacy laws, saying they provide more protection from paparazzi trying to take pictures of children.
In a recent Variety cover story, Clooney also addressed his former friendship with President Trump.
“I knew him very well,” Clooney says. “He used to call me, and once he tried to help me get to the hospital to see a hip surgeon. I used to meet him at clubs and restaurants. He was a very self-paced person. Well, he was. Everything changed.”
Clooney also argued that news networks such as ABC and CBS should have fought back against the president’s lawsuits instead of settling them.
“If CBS and ABC had challenged these lawsuits and said, ‘Fuck it,’ we wouldn’t be in this country today,” Clooney said. “That’s just the truth.”
