After Clooney’s appearance in CBS’s “60 Minutes” and tensions escalate, he draws a similarity between Murrow’s struggle for news integrity and today’s challenge to press freedom. Trump responded to the Truth Society and called Clooney a “second-rate movie star and failed political expert.”
Clooney replied, commenting about CBS Morning said: “I don’t care. I’ve known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is not to please the president of the United States. My job is to try to tell the truth when I have the opportunity.”
Recently, he expressed support for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a potential leader of the Democratic Party and praised Moore’s leadership skills, military service and background as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation.
In a 2024 New York Times op-ed, Clooney urged President Joe Biden to resign for a young Democratic candidate, a move that Trump criticized as betrayal. Clooney defended his position and emphasized his civic obligations.
The real-life conflict between Clooney and Trump proves the theme of good night, and good luck is as important as ever.
