'White Lotus' Star Jason Isaacs' Trump Takedown On Live TV Goes Viral
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The British actor turned a routine promotional interview into a fiery critique of the president's actions.
Jason Isaacs’ unexpected segue into political commentary while promoting the latest season of “The White Lotus” is making waves on social media.
During a late February appearance on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ host Jonathan Lemire had just welcomed the British actor to discuss the show when Isaacs commented on the challenge of shifting reporting from serious political issues ― specifically, the fallout from President Donald Trump’s controversial policies ― to a lighter entertainment segment. He then pivoted to a sharp critique of Trump. A clip of the exchange resurfaced this week and quickly went viral.
Isaacs, who plays ultra-wealthy businessman Timothy Ratliff in HBO’s dark comedy, didn’t hold back when discussing Trump’s cuts to global aid programs and looming attacks on social security.
“When I sat down, I went, ‘How do you transition from [talking about] killing people all over the world by taking their medicine away and then talk about a television show?’” Isaacs remarked. “But maybe there is some kind of segue because it’s [‘The White Lotus’] about rich people being selfish.”
Isaacs continued:
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