George Clooney has previously called out Donald Trump, dismissing the reality star-turned-Republican-presidential-candidate as an “opportunist” and “a xenophobic fascist.” And in an interview on Monday, Clooney's better-dressed half, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, also took on the presidential contender in the most elegant, eloquent manner possible—gracefully citing statistics that refute Trump's most outrageous claims while refusing to even utter his name.
In an interview with BBC about her work representing journalist and Azerbaijan prisoner Khadija Ismayilova, Clooney was asked about the U.S. presidential election, which she called “very critical, perhaps more than in many other elections that have happened for a very long time.”
She continued:
"I mean, when you listen to what the leading candidate on the Republican side has been saying about building walls, about excluding Mexicans, and saying there has to be a complete shutdown on all Muslims coming in.
If you actually look at what he specifically says in that now infamous speech about Muslims, he kept saying, “They only want jihad; they don't believe in our way of life; they don't respect our system.” And when he says “they”. . .And, you know, you watch the media coverage afterwards and people should've been saying, “Do you mean the 1.5 billion people around the world who fit that description? Do you mean the people who are U.S. citizens, who are members of your military, the vast majority of whom are not extremist or violent in any way?”
Source: Vanity Fair
In an interview with BBC about her work representing journalist and Azerbaijan prisoner Khadija Ismayilova, Clooney was asked about the U.S. presidential election, which she called “very critical, perhaps more than in many other elections that have happened for a very long time.”
She continued:
"I mean, when you listen to what the leading candidate on the Republican side has been saying about building walls, about excluding Mexicans, and saying there has to be a complete shutdown on all Muslims coming in.
If you actually look at what he specifically says in that now infamous speech about Muslims, he kept saying, “They only want jihad; they don't believe in our way of life; they don't respect our system.” And when he says “they”. . .And, you know, you watch the media coverage afterwards and people should've been saying, “Do you mean the 1.5 billion people around the world who fit that description? Do you mean the people who are U.S. citizens, who are members of your military, the vast majority of whom are not extremist or violent in any way?”
Source: Vanity Fair

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