<p id=”par-1_35″>George Clooney and Donald Trump <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/musicians-union-defends-bruce-springsteen-donald-trump-remain-silent.html/”>have clashed multiple times</a> in recent years. Before Trump got into politics, Clooney said they had <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/donald-trump-regis-philbin-friendship.html/”>a friendly relationship</a> for many years. For Clooney, Trump’s political ambitions were a friendship-ender. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-george-clooney-and-donald-trump-were-once-friends”>George Clooney and Donald Trump were once friends</h2>
<p id=”par-2_15″>Clooney and Trump were in similar circles, and the actor said they got along well. </p>
<p id=”par-3_40″>“I knew him very well,” Clooney told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://variety.com/2025/film/features/george-clooney-oceans-reboot-jay-kelly-trump-1236618393/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Variety</a>. “He used to call me a lot, and he tried to help me get into a hospital once to see a back surgeon. I’d see him out at clubs and at restaurants.” </p>
<p id=”par-4_12″>He said he liked Trump, but believes he’s changed a great deal.</p>
<p id=”par-5_12″>“He’s a big goofball,” he said. “Well, he <em>was</em>. That all changed.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-george-clooney-has-repeatedly-criticized-donald-trump”>George Clooney has repeatedly criticized Donald Trump</h2>
<p id=”par-6_16″>Trump’s politics soured the once-friendly relationship between himself and Clooney. He has consistently <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/gwen-stefani-raised-500000-political-candidate.html/”>supported Democratic politicians</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-7_20″>“He’s just an opportunist,” Clooney told <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/03/george-clooney-donald-trump-is-a-xenophobic-fascist” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Guardian</a> during Trump’s first presidential campaign. “Now he’s a fascist; a xenophobic fascist.”</p>
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<p id=”par-8_20″>When Clooney published an op-ed in the New York Times encouraging Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race.</p>
<p id=”par-9_37″> “So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close to making a great movie, is getting into the act,” Trump wrote in a Post. “He’s turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_18″>Trump told Clooney to get out of politics. Clooney responded to say that he would if Trump did. </p>
<p id=”par-11_27″>Most recently, Clooney condemned Trump’s Truth Social post about Iran in which he wrote that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_52″>“Some say Donald Trump is fine. But if anyone says he wants to end a civilisation, that’s a war crime,” Clooney said in a speech to students in Italy. “You can still support the conservative point of view, but there must be a line of decency, and we must not cross it.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-white-house-recently-insulted-clooney-s-acting”>The White House recently insulted Clooney’s acting</h2>
<p id=”par-13_32″>In response to Clooney’s remarks, White House communications director Steven Cheung told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-white-house-donald-trump-iran-war-b2954210.html” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Independent</a> that “The only person committing war crimes is George Clooney for his awful movies and terrible acting ability.”</p>
<p id=”par-14_8″>Clooney fired back at Cheung’s statement shortly afterward.</p>
<p id=”par-15_35″>“Families are losing their loved ones,” he told <a href=”https://deadline.com/2026/04/george-clooney-response-donald-trump-white-house-war-crimes-1236785059/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%20to%20Deadline,debate%20at%20the%20highest%20levels.” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Deadline</a>. “Children have been incinerated. The world’s economy is on a knife-edge. This is a time for vigorous debate at the highest levels. Not for infantile name-calling.”</p>
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<p id=”par-16_18″>He responded by defining “war crime” and demanding to know how the White House could defend the post.</p>
<p id=”par-17_47″>“I’ll start. A war crime is alleged ‘when there is intent to physically destroy a nation,’ as defined by the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute. What is the administration’s defense? [besides calling me a failed actor which I happily agree with having <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/val-kilmer-revealed-didnt-return-batman-robin-felt-isolated-forever.html/”>starred in <em>Batman and Robin</em></a>?].”</p>