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Dem2

(8,166 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:41 PM Feb 2020

Clint Eastwood Endorses Mike Bloomberg For President In WSJ Interview, Gives Props To #MeToo

Clint Eastwood Endorses Mike Bloomberg For President In WSJ Interview, Gives Props To #MeToo Movement

Clint Eastwood, who spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention and endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, is apparently switching sides, endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.

The 89-year-old actor/director was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on a wide range of topics, but his most surprising was the political endorsement he handed out.

“The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there,” Eastwood said. He claimed to be a Libertarian who respected other ideas, but said he would like to see President Donald Trump act “in a more genteel way, without tweeting and calling people names.”

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https://deadline.com/2020/02/clint-eastwood-endorses-mike-bloomberg-for-president-wsj-1202866163/


I hope this isn't some wingnut site, but I found this quite odd and unexpected after his moronic "empty chair" routine at the '12 RNC.
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Clint Eastwood Endorses Mike Bloomberg For President In WSJ Interview, Gives Props To #MeToo (Original Post) Dem2 Feb 2020 OP
Yeah PatSeg Feb 2020 #1
Clint needs to sit down in his fucking chair ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #2
 

PatSeg

(47,187 posts)
1. Yeah
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:44 PM
Feb 2020

After the 2012 republican convention, I'm not sure Clintwood is doing Bloomberg a favor by endorsing him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
2. Clint needs to sit down in his fucking chair
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:47 PM
Feb 2020

Shut up and take a nap.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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