Josh Brolin thinks President Donald Trump’s ability for promoting himself has come in useful as a politician.
In an interview revealed Saturday, the actor advised The Unbiased that whereas he doesn’t acknowledge a lot of his outdated pal, Trump continues to be a “genius” in terms of advertising and marketing.
Musing about if the Republican actually plans to hunt out a constitutionally questionable third time period in 2028, Brolin stated, “I’m not scared of Trump, because even though he says he’s staying for ever, it’s just not going to happen. And if it does, then I’ll deal with that moment.”
“But having been a friend of Trump before he was president, I know a different guy,” he added.
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The “Dune” actor additionally stated he understands why individuals gravitate to Trump, including, “There is no greater genius than him in marketing.”
“He takes the weakness of the general population and fills it,” Brolin went on. “And that’s why I think a lot of people feel that they have a mascot in him.”
“I think it’s much less about Trump than it is about the general population and their need for validation.”
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Brolin befriended Trump whereas engaged on Oliver Stone’s 2010 movie, “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.”
The star beforehand hashed out his political variations along with his former pal in an October 2020 Instagram submit the place he known as himself a “very conservative Democrat” who was no “diehard” for then-candidate Joe Biden.
Regardless of that, Brolin advised followers he longed for an America made up of a “potpourri of people from all over the globe” and needed “a president that embraces us all, not just the ones that like him.”
