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I think you may be right.
I read the article, and it seems apparent that Clint actually has a somewhat LIMITED idea of what has happened in American politics over the past forty or so years.
He's an old great guy who really has spent his time/life deeply in the detailed creation of fine films.
He cannot be expected to understand exactly why this President needs to do some of the things that he does.
I give Clint a pass on this unwise remark on his part, but he needs to quit talking about subjects that may have passed him by.
(We know damn well he has NO IDEA of the details of the NEVER ENDING EVIL CRAP that DJT has had to absorb from the Deep State over the past four years.)
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Maybe the great Victor Davis Hanson could sit down with Clint for a few hours and discuss Donald Trump and American politics.
That meeting would serve the nation well.
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I did a little more digging and what I found was video of a portion of the interview. It doesn’t access the Trump remarks. In the golfing world all the buzz was that Eastwood was distracted, confused etc. Another link from 2 months ago said Eastwood has never sent an email so I believe you are quite correct, Eastwood does not have the information to make an informed judgement and he has unfocused, unguarded moments one of which was included on the interview.
https://nypost.com/2020/02/10/clint-eastwood-had-a-very-strange-pebble-beach-interview/