When it comes down to a choice between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, iconic actor-director Clint Eastwood seems to prefer Trump sitting in the Oval Office for the next four years.
Clint Eastwood presents the hero award at the Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Eastwood said so in an interview in the latest issue of Esquire magazine, which included his actor son Scott. But that’s not all he said.
The elder Eastwood added that Trump is “onto something because secretly everybody’s getting tired of political correctness, kissing up.”
“That’s the kiss-ass generation we’re in right now. We’re really in a p***y generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist. And then when I did ‘Gran Torino,’ even my associate said, ‘This is a really good script, but it’s politically incorrect.’ And I said, ‘Good. Let me read it tonight.’ The next morning, I came in and I threw it on his desk and I said, ‘We’re starting this immediately.’”
Eastwood added that what makes Trump stand out is “he’s just saying what’s on his mind. And sometimes it’s not so good. And sometimes it’s … I mean, I can understand where he’s coming from, but I don’t always agree with it.”
Regarding the claims of racism surrounding Trump, Eastwood acknowledged that the billionaire businessman has said “a lot of dumb things.”
“You know, he’s a racist now because he’s talked about this judge. And yeah, it’s a dumb thing to say. I mean, to predicate your opinion on the fact that the guy was born to Mexican parents or something. He’s said a lot of dumb things. So have all of them. Both sides. But everybody—the press and everybody’s going, ‘Oh, well, that’s racist,’ and they’re making a big hoodoo out of it. Just f***ing get over it. It’s a sad time in history.”
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