By Sophie O’Hara | February 10, 2020
Brad Pitt, who has remained politically neutral for quite some time, decided to take jabs at President Trump during his acceptance speech at the Oscars last night.
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This is why @realDonaldTrump will win again in a landslide.
“They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week…” ~Brad Pitt #Oscars2020 #Trump2020Landslide https://t.co/2E3xOI7XLK
— Femme🇺🇸 (@RealBasedMAGA) February 10, 2020
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Ironically, Pitt just recently stated that actors shouldn’t talk about politics during an interview with acting legend, Sir Anthony Hopkins.
“I don’t have any opinions,” he added. “Actors are pretty stupid. My opinion is not worth anything. There’s no controversy for me, so don’t engage me in it, because I’m not going to participate.”
Pitt agreed with Hopkins.
“I feel the same. I don’t care,” he said. “I’m glad things are always evolving and changing, and complaining about it won’t do any good. You work with what you have.” [Bizpacreview]
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This irony isn’t lost on everyone and many critics came out to condemn Pitt for his hypocrisy, including Piers Morgan, who pointed out that these political jabs from Hollywood will only help Trump more.
Took 10 seconds for the first winner (Brad Pitt) to bash President Trump.
Only surprised it took that long.
As always, this will help Trump not hurt him. #Oscars2020— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 10, 2020
Pitt also received backlash from fellow actress Alana Stewart, who correctly stated that most American’s don’t care what Hollywood’s political opinions are.
The first acceptance speech has to have a political jab?Can’t we just have one award ceremony without offending half the viewers? Newsflash, Hollywood, most people don’t care about your political views. #BradPitt #Oscars #Oscars2020 https://t.co/CLVTGOs7Ns
— Alana Stewart (@AlanaKStewart) February 10, 2020
Conservatives are also piling on Pitt, specifically Tomi Lahren and Dana Loesch, who both issued scorching responses.
Brad Pitt, “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.”
Look, TDS and @realDonaldTrump have now made the Left cozy up to John Bolton. Their illness knows no bounds!
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) February 10, 2020
Brad Pitt’s smug political speech is yet another example of how far removed Hollywood is removed from reality.
Like most actors who get political, I’m sure Pitt will see a decline in his viewership.
This piece originally appeared on WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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