Trump assaults George Clooney and his politics on social media claiming the A-lister ‘wasn’t a film star in any respect’ | EUROtoday

On Jan 1, 2026

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Donald Trump tore into George Clooney on Wednesday, accusing the actor of being a failed film star and one of many “worst political prognosticators of all time.”

“Clooney got more publicity for politics than he did for his very few, and totally mediocre, movies,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, whereas referencing how Clooney “dumped” Joe Biden by urging the previous president to drop out of the 2024 election.

“He wasn’t a movie star at all, he was just an average guy who complained, constantly, about common sense in politics,” Trump added within the publish.

The president additionally criticized the information that Clooney and his spouse, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, have just lately gained French citizenship.

President Trump accused George Clooney of being a failed film star, after the actor spoke out concerning the president in a current journal profile (Getty Images for BFI)

The feedback got here after Clooney opened up in a current journal profile about his previous acquaintance with Trump and shared criticisms of stories shops like CBS and ABC for settling lawsuits with the Republican.

“I knew him very well,” the Jay Kelly star informed Variety. “He used to call me a lot, and he tried to help me get into a hospital once to see a back surgeon. I’d see him out at clubs and at restaurants. He’s a big goofball. Well, he was. That all changed.”

“If CBS and ABC had challenged those lawsuits and said, ‘Go f*** yourself,’ we wouldn’t be where we are in the country,” Clooney added. “That’s simply the truth.”

Clooney and Trump have lengthy traded criticisms and commentary in public.

Trump has long criticized Clooney, who is an outspoken progressive activist and major supporter of the Democratic Party — Trump has lengthy criticized Clooney, who’s an outspoken progressive activist and main supporter of the Democratic Party (X/@mmpadellan)

This summer season, Clooney whose stage adaptation this 12 months of his movie Good Night, And Good Luck made pointed commentary about up to date media and politics, stated “everybody” worries about being focused by Trump’s administration.

“But you know, if you spend your life worrying about things, then you won’t do things,” he informed CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

“I want to be able to look at my kids in the eye and say where we stood and what we did at certain times in history, and I have no problem with that,” he added.

Trump, for his half, repeatedly trashes his outdated buddy Clooney.

George and his wife Amal Clooney recently gained citizenship in France, where they are raising their children, a decision the actor has said is motivated by a desire to give them a more normal life outside of Hollywood — George and his spouse Amal Clooney just lately gained citizenship in France, the place they’re elevating their kids, a choice the actor has stated is motivated by a need to present them a extra regular life exterior of Hollywood (AP)

The president fumed after Clooney gave a 60 Minutes interview earlier this 12 months, claiming that the “failed political pundit” dumped former President Joe Biden “like a dog.”

Last 12 months, after the Biden incident, Trump accused Clooney of being a “very disloyal backstabber” and a “third-rate movie actor.”

Clooney is among the many highest-grossing film stars within the nation, and his movies have raked in over $2 billion over the course of his profession.

He has received three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-george-clooney-france-cbs-b2892967.html