Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has once again waded into partisan politics, denouncing President Donald Trump as a convicted felon and professing disbelief that Americans could elect him twice.
Appearing on MSNBCs The Last Word with left-wing host Lawrence ODonnell, the 88-year-old performer used his promotional spot for a new series to launch a broadside against the administration, according to Gateway Pundit. As reported by Gateway Pundit, the interview quickly abandoned entertainment to embrace the familiar script of anti-Trump rhetoric that has become standard fare in liberal media circles.
ODonnell invited Freeman to assess the current state of the country, asking, With all your life experience, and to say that the world he left is a different world from where we are nowhow would you describe where we are now? Freeman responded by first seeking permission to escalate his language, asking, Ummm can I use any profanity? and receiving ODonnells assurance, You can say whatever you want.
Freeman then delivered his attack, declaring, Well, we have somebody sitting in the White House whos leading us down a sh*thole. He continued, I cant personally understand how a convicted felonconvicted of 34 felony counts of wrongdoinggets to be President. How do you do that? When you say, Well, he was I dont care. That ruling went down before he stepped into the Oval Office, so it just doesnt make sense to me.
His remarks echoed the talking points surrounding the New York hush money prosecution, a case conservatives have condemned as an election-interference effort driven by a George Soros-backed district attorney. Despite this sustained lawfare and the medias obsessive repetition of the phrase convicted felon, voters reaffirmed their support for President Trump in November, underscoring a deep disconnect between Hollywood elites and the electorate.
Freemans claim that the nation is headed down a sh*thole path stands in stark contrast to economic indicators and geopolitical realities that many on the right view as vindication of Trump-era policies. With the stock market reaching record highs and a renewed sense of Peace Through Strength shaping Americas posture abroad, the actors outburst highlights less a sober assessment of national conditions than the enduring contempt of the entertainment class for a populist movement it still refuses to understand.
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