George Clooney recently sat down with Anderson Cooper and expressed concern that Donald Trump might personally target him. For what? That time he murdered Batman on screen? Or perhaps for being the kind of guy who still thinks his political commentary matters.

Trump played a businessman on TV as himself. You played a space cowboy in Solaris. Maybe sit this one out.

George Clooney isn’t the target—he’s circling the White House

Clooney acts like Trump’s gonna storm into office and slap a target on his back like he’s public enemy number one. George, calm down—you’re not exactly top of mind outside the Vanity Fair cocktail circuit.

George Clooney, a vocal critic of President Trump, says fears of being targeted by the administration are widespread.

“Everybody worries about it,” Clooney told Anderson Cooper in a Wednesday interview on CNN.

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In the interview with Cooper, Clooney expressed skepticism when asked if “Trumpism lasts beyond this term.”

“I don’t think so. I think it’d be very hard to do it,” Clooney, 64, replied.

“Remember this: Donald Trump is a celebrity. That’s what he is. I mean, he has a star on Hollywood Boulevard,” he said of the former “Celebrity Apprentice” host, who’s responded to Clooney’s criticism in the past by calling him a “second rate movie star.”

“I don’t have a star. I’m not lobbying for one, I’m just saying,” Clooney added with a grin.

“He’s a celebrity, and he’s the president [of the] United States, and so he has been elected. Duly elected — fair deal. I’m not complaining about that. That’s how it works. That’s how this democracy works,” Clooney continued.

“But he’s also a celebrity, and he is charming. And to the people who like him, they think he’s funny — to a great many others, they don’t,” he said of Trump.

“So when [Trump] is finished — and he will be finished — they’re going to have to go looking for someone who can deliver the message that he delivered with the same kind of charisma, and they don’t have that.” – The Hill

You have to wonder why Clooney keeps popping up with political commentary all of a sudden. It feels less like a personal crusade and more like someone gave him a quiet nudge. Maybe this is the Democrats testing the waters. Use a familiar Hollywood face to ease the message in, see how it plays with the base. Wouldn’t be the first time they tried to sell style over substance. And with Obama still lurking behind the curtain, it wouldn’t be shocking if Clooney is being floated as the next well-groomed mouthpiece. He’s got the smile, the script, and the willingness to say whatever the teleprompter tells him.

And hey, if Clooney ever did become president, it’d basically be Obama’s fourth term… kidding. Mostly. Sort of. Not really. OK yeah, I’m joking. Mostly.

Clooney critiques Trump’s acting—while acting like a politician

With Clooney’s ego inflating by the minute and Elon clearly distancing himself from Trump, don’t be surprised if these two end up swapping notes over lunch. Clooney shows up with a dramatic speech about “saving democracy,” and Elon just nods while launching rockets and trying to fix the internet. It’d be an odd match: Hollywood vanity meets real-world innovation. But hey, stranger things have happened.

And of course, Clooney had to toss in that Trump was “an actor.” Sure. But Trump still managed to beat Hollywood at its own game—going from boardroom to soundstage to the White House. Meanwhile, George has been playing the same smug character since the Bush administration and calling it political engagement.

George Clooney says Trumpism doesn’t last past President Trump’s second term.

Trumpism is MAGA and it’s just getting started.

Clooney looks terrible BTW.

Wokeness does that.pic.twitter.com/tN8Vc8qi1f

— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) June 5, 2025

What you really miss, George, are the “good old days” when celebrities could run their mouths and everyone pretended it mattered. Back when Hollywood set the narrative and regular Americans were expected to sit down, shut up, and take it. But that’s what changed. Trump didn’t invent the anger out there—he just tapped into what millions of us were already feeling. And no, MAGA isn’t some passing fad you can roll your eyes at from a CNN soundstage between espresso breaks. It’s what happens when people get tired of being ignored. And no amount of Oscar speeches or Anderson Cooper softball questions is putting that genie back in the bottle.

So if George Clooney wants to keep popping up on CNN and pretending Trump is hiding under his bed, let him. It’s what actors do—perform. But this isn’t about some pampered celebrity playing scared. It’s about a movement that isn’t going anywhere, no matter how badly Clooney wants to write the final scene. Trumpism, MAGA, America First—whatever name you give it—isn’t about one man. It’s about millions of Americans who are tired of being lied to, ignored, and talked down to.

They’re not listening to Hollywood anymore. The script has changed, the audience has moved on, and George? You can exit stage left.

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