Clint Eastwood has decided to weigh in on politics again. The aging Hollywood star slammed millennials as a “p**sy generation,” and said he’d “have to go for Trump” over Hillary Clinton, in part because she has “a tough voice to listen to for four years.”
Celebrities insert themselves into the political conversation all the time, and many have weighed in on the 2016 election, but Eastwood is by far the most renowned celeb to back Trump. (Sorry, Scott Baio.) Almost every other famous person thinks Trump is bad and Hillary is good, and would undoubtedly be voting the same way even if Republicans had nominated a normal person instead.
There aren’t too many actual celebrities who would ever say a nice thing about a Republican candidate, so it’s noteworthy when it does happen, and somewhat amusing. The typical left-right dynamic is reversed. Usually conservatives are the ones expressing their displeasure, threatening to boycott a certain actor’s work, and wishing that celebrities would just shut up about politics. This angst comes in many flavors. For example:
I never liked him anyway!
https://twitter.com/QuestionAnders/status/761080162179964929
I respect his talent, but he should shut up.
Re #ClintEastwood's @esquire meltdown: he's a talented actor/director. @POTUS actually got OBL & staved off a 2nd Depression. Zip it, Clint.
— Litsa Dremousis (@LitsaDremousis) August 4, 2016
#ClintEastwood, you are a great American actor. Stick to acting and leave your hard ass thoughts an opinions out of politics. Kindly, STFU!!
— Lindsay Brown (@iaml1ndsay) August 4, 2016
The fact that he won’t shut up makes me respect him less.
#ClintonEastwood like #TomCruise: Toxic views overshadow talent.Goes off again.Not sure if he was talking to a chair https://t.co/1gXN3Ew61B
— Malinda S. Smith (@MalindaSmith) August 4, 2016
I hate when politics makes me think less of celebrities that I otherwise respect for their art. #ClintEastwood
— Ebenezer Salieri (@EbenezerSalieri) August 4, 2016
Look at me, I’m above the fray!
I can separate my like of Clint Eastwood as an actor and producer and my dislike of his politics. https://t.co/0QHMzMdWtN
— Ron Drach (@consultrwd) August 4, 2016
Shut up, above the fray dude, we’re boycotting!
@USATODAY I'm Done I Will Never Watch Another #ClintEastwood Movie!
— Ms. Curtis Brooks (@cb74745) August 4, 2016
And this is why I will never watch another Clint Eastwood film. https://t.co/tYsa9UQZnJ pic.twitter.com/6F6lH1erLv
— Sheryl Warren (@sherylmwarren) August 4, 2016
Clint Eastwood like John Wayne, a racist clown @Eastwood_ all my eastwood dvd movies in the bin and never go or watch anything by him again
— HotDiggityDog Photog (@PaulSmyth1963) August 4, 2016
Boycotting is fine, but I’m taking it to the next level!
Can I apologize for my race? Clint Eastwood on Donald Trump’s #Racism: ‘Just F—ing Get Over It’ https://t.co/suxqNO4Myk
— Kathy Niece (@KathyNiece) August 4, 2016
