{"id":233488,"date":"2026-04-09T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/george-clooney-responds-after-donald-trumps-white-house-mocks-his-acting-talents\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:15","slug":"george-clooney-responds-after-donald-trumps-white-house-mocks-his-acting-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/george-clooney-responds-after-donald-trumps-white-house-mocks-his-acting-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney responds after Donald Trump&#8217;s White House mocks his acting talents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-04-09\" datetime=\"1775721615\" pubdate=\"\">9 April 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/george-clooney\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,george-clooney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Clooney<\/a> has urged the White House to stop &#8220;infantile name-calling&#8221; in the face of more serious matters.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">George Clooney has responded to the White House<\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old star has responded after the White House criticised his acting abilities following a talk where he accused US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> of war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Clooney wrote: \u201cFamilies are losing their loved ones. Children have been incinerated. The world\u2019s economy is on a knife\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a time for vigorous debate at the highest levels. Not for infantile name-calling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ll start. A war crime is alleged \u2018when there is intent to physically destroy a nation,\u2019 as defined by the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;What is the administration\u2019s defense? [besides calling me a failed actor which I happily agree with having starred in Batman and Robin?].<\/p>\n<p>\nEarlier this week, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday (07.04.26) that a &#8220;whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again&#8221; if Iran didn&#8217;t agree to terms for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s since been reported that a conditional two-week ceasefire was reached.<\/p>\n<p>\nOn Wednesday (08.04.26), Clooney spoke to 3,000 high school students at a Clooney Foundation For Justice event in Cuneo, Italy, and addressed the moments.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;Some say Donald Trump is fine. But if anyone says he wants to end a civilisation, that\u2019s a war crime&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;You can still support the conservative point of view, but there must be a line of decency, and we must not cross it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nHis comments drew the ire of Trump&#8217;s White House, and communications director Steven Cheung fired back at the Jay Kelly actor.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe wrote on X: &#8220;The only person committing war crimes is George Clooney for his awful movies and terrible acting ability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s not the first time Clooney and Trump have been at odds, as the US President previously mocked him and his wife Amal for obtaining French citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>\nBack in January, he wrote: &#8220;Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem because of their absolutely horrendous handling of immigration, much like we had under Sleepy Joe Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe also branded Clooney &#8220;average&#8221;, adding: &#8220;Clooney got more publicity for politics than he did for his very few, and totally mediocre, movies.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;He wasn&#8217;t a movie star at all, he was just an average guy who complained, constantly, about common sense in politics. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn response, Clooney told The Hollywood Reporter: &#8220;I totally agree with the current president. We have to make America great again. We\u2019ll start in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/george-clooney-responds-after-donald-trumps-white-house-mocks-acting-talents-1440447.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 April 2026 George Clooney has urged the White House to stop &#8220;infantile name-calling&#8221; in the face of more serious matters. George Clooney has responded to the White House The 64-year-old star has responded after the White House criticised his acting abilities following a talk where he accused US President Donald Trump of war crimes. 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