‘Totally mediocre’: Trump lashes Clooney after star granted French citizenship
The naturalisation of George Clooney his wife, Amal, and their children was announced by the French government this week. Now the US president has responded.
US President Donald Trump has seemingly welcomed the news Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, have been granted French citizenship, calling the pair “two of the worst political prognosticators of all time” and claiming the actor was better known for his politics than his “totally mediocre movies”.
The naturalisation of the US-born star of the Ocean’s series of heist movies, his human rights lawyer wife and their twins Ella and Alexander was announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published.
George and Amal Clooney at the 78th Tony Awards in New York last year.Credit: AP
Clooney flagged the move in an interview with Esquire in October, saying he was “worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood”.
“I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids,” he said. Growing up away from the spotlight in France, “they have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.”
On Thursday morning (AEDT), Trump responded on his Truth Social platform, declaring it was “Good News!”
“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,” Trump wrote.
US President Donald Trump said George Clooney wasn’t a movie star at all.Credit: AP
Before taking aim at Clooney’s movie career, Trump referenced the star’s intervention in the 2024 presidential race, during which Clooney withdrew support for then incumbent and candidate Biden.
“Remember when Clooney, after the now infamous debate, dumped Joe during a fundraiser, only to go onto the side of another stellar candidate, Jamala(K!), who is now fighting it out with the worst governor in the Country, including Tim Waltz, Gavin Newscum, for who is going to lead the Democrats to their future defeat,” Trump wrote.