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Donald Trump fumed over George Clooney’s 60 Minutes interview and claimed that the “failed political pundit” dumped former President Joe Biden “like a dog.”
Clooney, a longtime Democratic Party member and fundraiser, appeared on the CBS program on Sunday to promote his Broadway debut in Good Night and Good Luck, where he stars as pioneering journalist Edward R. Murrow.
The two-time Academy Award winner told correspondent Jon Wertheim about his decision to pen a scathing New York Times op-ed calling on Biden to step aside from the 2024 race last summer before discussing press freedom and the Trump administration.
In a late-night Truth Social tirade, the president rekindled his feud with Clooney, once again criticizing his politics and acting prowess.
“Why would the now highly discredited 60 Minutes be doing a total ‘puff piece’ on George Clooney, a second-rate movie ‘star,’ and failed political pundit,” Trump said. “He fought hard for Sleepy Joe’s election and then, right after the Debate, dumped him like a dog.”
Trump issued a scathing critique of George Clooney’s 60 Minutes interview after it aired Sunday evening
Trump issued a scathing critique of George Clooney’s 60 Minutes interview after it aired Sunday evening (60 Minutes/CBS News/YouTube)
Trump turned his attention to his former Harris, whom he beat at the ballot box in November, reviving claims that answers in her 60 Minutes interview in October were doctored.
“Later, I assume under orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for ‘Kamala,’ only to soon realize that that was not going to work out to well,” he continued. “60 Minutes even fraudulently inserted Fake answers into her disastrous interview, aired just before Election Day, in one of the most embarrassing and dishonest events in broadcast history…”
“And now George Clooney again? His press agent should be making a fortune!!!,” he concluded.
Trump’s comments came after Clooney claimed that governments “don’t like” press freedom, stating there were parallels between what was happening in real life and the play. He also pointed to the president’s ongoing lawsuit with CBS and settlement with ABC News…