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The Hollywood actor is a prominent donor to the Democratic Party in the United States. In recent years, that has regularly led to criticism from President Trump, who has called him a “second-rate movie star,” among other things. According to Clooney, it didn’t bother him much. “It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”

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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I’m hearing this in a Ulysses Everett McGill voice from “O Brother, Where Art Thou” “What we are experiencing here today is a Re-verse migration in progress. In other words, Adios, vaya con Dios.”

His children would have a good life anywhere. The joys of being incredibly famous and wealthy.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”

That's Jeffery Epstein's job

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Wish I had the money to escape the United States too

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[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 34 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Anyone would have a better life in France instead of the US but good for him. Glad to see there’s still some backbone in Hollywood.

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 142 points 1 day ago (13 children)

ITT: people not realizing his wife was born in Lebanon. Are they safer than your average non-pure-white family? Absolutely. But they have legitimate reasons to be scared.

Also apparently she's a human rights lawyer so she's bound to have pissed off republicans one way or another already.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 95 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She was a key part of the team prosecuting the war crimes case against Israel

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 56 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I get hating rich people, because fuck inequality, that's true, but the Clooneys seem like pretty decent people to me as far as rich celebrities are concerned.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 38 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I'm a regular guy who saved up for years while studying another language and gtfo of the US. It's an option.

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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 310 points 2 days ago (12 children)

The American dream is now to escape America.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I, for one, welcome them to jlai.lu.

[–] VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 101 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And they still let him in after that Louvre heist?!

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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 175 points 2 days ago (8 children)
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