Clooney takes swipe at Trump after dig over French citizenship
The Hollywood star has responded after the US president appeared to celebrate news Clooney and wife Amal had become naturalised French citizens.
George Clooney has hit back at comments from US President Donald Trump seemingly celebrating Clooney and his wife Amal’s adoption of French citizenship, with the actor saying he also wanted to “make America great again” and that would start with the US midterm elections in November.
This week it emerged that the US-born Hollywood star, his human rights lawyer wife and their twins Ella and Alexander had become naturalised French citizens, after flagging the move in an October Esquire interview in which he said he was “worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood”.
Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the premiere of Jay Kelly at the Venice International Film Festival in August last year.Credit: Getty Images
The French government said the couple were granted citizenship because “they contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France’s international influence and cultural outreach”. George Clooney is not reported to have lost his US citizenship, nor Amal Clooney her British and Lebanese citizenship.
On Thursday (AEDT), Trump responded to the reports with a post on his Truth Social website.
“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,” Trump wrote.
In a long post, Trump also took aim the star’s intervention in the 2024 presidential race, in which Clooney withdrew support for then-incumbent and Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive for a New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida this week.Credit: AP