Jeff Daniels says persevering with to place confidence in President Donald Trump is a dumb and dumber transfer.
The Emmy-winning actor appeared on MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace‘s “The Best People” podcast Monday, and about 21 minutes into the episode, Daniels got blunt about how he feels about the people who voted for Trump with the hopes that he’d assist with their monetary burdens.
“I hope you’re losing tons of money, those of you who thought this would be OK,” Daniels stated. “My question is, what are you guys going to do about it?”
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Wallace identified to Daniels that Michigan — the state through which the “Dumb and Dumber” star has been dwelling since 1986, relatively than Hollywood — voted for Trump. She went on to notice that the president’s tariffs “are going to hurt your neighbors.”
Wallace has a degree. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Basic Motors, which relies in Michigan, took a $1.1 billion hit from tariffs in its second-quarter earnings. The outlet notes that though GM nonetheless beat analyst expectations for the interval, the automaker expects the affect of Trump’s tariffs to worsen.
“I think, at the end of the day, that’s what’s going to do it,” Daniels stated of Trump supporters turning on the president. “‘Wait a minute, the grocery bill is what, $180 more? I can’t get that car that we have to have unless I pay another $8,000. What? Who do I blame for that? Who do I see about that?’ One person.”
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Daniels then doubled down on his perception that Trump — whom the actor described as a “snake oil salesman” — will finally lose assist not due to his shady morals, however as a result of individuals will battle financially.
“At the end of the day, it would be about just the price of eggs, did it go up or down? ‘Because that’s what he told me, he was going to lower the price of eggs or my grocery bill.’ I think that still matters, at least out in the middle of the country, that matters. The money matters.” Elsewhere within the interview, the “Squid and the Whale” star made it clear that Trump’s values are what’s most regarding to him.
“We’ve lost decency, we’ve lost civility, we’ve lost respect for the rule of law — lost it,” Daniels stated. “We have normalized verbal abuse on the internet. We’ve normalized bullying; much as the woke generation tried to, you know, change that, it’s back. Out the window goes character, integrity.”
He added, “I mean, nobody has great things to say about politicians. They never have. Go back to Mark Twain. But ideally, we’re supposed to elect the best of us. Not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America, but with being a human being.”
