John Cusack is accusing President Donald Trump of attempting to show Chicago right into a “fascist hub” after he deployed Nationwide Guard troops to the most important metropolis underneath the guise of combating crime and strengthening immigration efforts.
Talking with CNN Saturday in the course of the “No Kings” protests in Chicago, Cusack, an Illinois native, dragged Trump, telling the political chief to “go to hell” earlier than railing towards his hard-line immigration insurance policies.
“What’s interesting is that he doesn’t understand that all the labor rights around the world came from this town, this place,” Cusack stated. “So if he thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub — no chance.”
Since taking workplace for a second time, Trump has deployed the Nationwide Guard to a number of Democrat-led cities, together with Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Memphis, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; and, most not too long ago, Chicago.
The actor stated it’s “upsetting” to see the proper wing “devolve” into “sort of a fascist authoritarian.”
“It’s all upsetting. Seeing sort of a fascist authoritarian … seeing that sort of cosplay that the right wing has been fooling around with for so long,” he continued. “Seeing it kind of devolve into the real thing is predictable but deeply saddening.”
The “2012” star went on to slam the president and his “masked goons” for turning Chicago into the epicenter of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
“Everyone knows the score, right? The authoritarians divide and conquer and they create an ‘other’ and then they pick on it, pick on the person, harass them, jail them, and that’s all used as a distraction so they can steal as much as they can [and] maintain power,” Cusack stated.
He added, “We all know history. So, that’s what he’s doing, and we have masked goons roaming the streets … hiding their faces [and] abducting people.”
In 2019, Cusack known as out Trump supporters as “flag-sucking halfwits” and “MAGA deathkkkultfreaks” after he was criticized for not standing for a army tribute at a Chicago Cubs sport.
He later blasted Trump as a “con man” who’s “beyond shame.”
“Trump is a con man, but he’s a bad one. I think he’s more of a sociopath,” he stated in a 2020 interview with The Progressive journal. “He’s decided it doesn’t matter what he lies about or how much he lies about.”
Cusack added, “If it gives him satisfaction in the moment or if it gets more people excited about him, he doesn’t care. He’s beyond shame.”
