Bradley Whitford calls Donald Trump ‘a terrorist’
The Get Out actor also urged US citizens to “unite” against "republicans who have refused to recognize a certified election”
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Your support makes all the difference.Actor Bradley Whitford has made his feelings around President Donald Trump clear, tweeting, “The President of the United States is a terrorist.”
The Handmaid's Tale actor was no doubt referencing last week's violent Capitol Hill insurrection staged by pro-Trump supporters and encouraged by President Donald Trump himself. As of today (12 January), Trump showed no regret for instigating the mob that put Capitol Hill on lockdown last Wednesday (6 January) as Congress worked to certify President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Following up his initial tweet, Whitford, 61, went on to post, “Aside from @MittRomney’s prescient warning about Putin’s threat (dismissed by Obama), is there anything Republicans have ever been right about? In my lifetime?”
He then urged US citizens to “unite” against "republicans who have refused to recognize a certified election”.
Earlier in the month, the Get Out actor participated in an ActBlue virtual fundraiser, organised to benefit the Democratic Party of Georgia prior to the state's special runoff elections. Speaking to Get Out director Jordan Peele, Whitford urged viewers call and text friends on the ground in Georgia, a tool he said was the "most powerful way" to get people to the polls. “We need to win these two seats,” he said.
Ultimately, Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won the Senate special runoff elections in Georgia against incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, giving Democrats control of the US Senate.
Ossoff's victory was somewhat overshadowed, however, by the right-wing riot that overtook Capitol Hill last week, which an overwhelming number of Hollywood voices have also condemned.
“I hope we focus to impeach Trump so Congress has the constitutional authority to possibly disqualify him from future election – the #25thAmendment doesn’t disqualify him,” Lady Gaga wrote. “He incited domestic terror – how much more violence needs to happen? This is terrorism.”
Bette Midler also called for lawmakers to “25th Amendment him. He is unfit for even the next two weeks.”
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