Trump slams Clooneys for acquiring French citizenship
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Key Points:
- U.S. President Donald Trump criticized actor George Clooney and his wife Amal after they were granted French citizenship, linking the move to France's crime and immigration issues.
- French authorities expedited the Clooneys' citizenship due to their philanthropic efforts, a decision supported by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
- Trump mocked Clooney's political judgment, referencing Clooney’s July 2024 op-ed urging Joe Biden to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race, which Biden subsequently did.
- Trump also disparaged Clooney's film career, calling it mediocre and claiming Clooney gained more attention for his political activities than his acting.
- Clooney has publicly dismissed Trump’s character, describing him in 2021 as a
