The 'Allied' actor weighs in on the possibility of Trump winning U.S. Presidential election and compares it to the Brexit in the process.
- September 8, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Brad Pitt talks about Donald Trump in the latest issue of T Magazine. He compares Trump's presidential run to the British exit from the European Union, "Man, I never thought [Brexit] would happen. Same way I can't bring myself to think that Trump will be in charge."
"In the simplest terms, what brings us together is good, and what separates us is bad. We have this great line in 'The Big Short,' " he says, referring to the Oscar-winning film about the global financial crisis of 2008. "When things are going wrong and we can't find the reason for it, we just start creating enemies."
Although he can't wrap his head around the possibility of Trump becoming a President, the "Allied" actor can understand why he sounds appealing to many Americans. "It seems that the people who suffer the most end up betting for the party that would hurt them," he says. "And so I try to understand where they're coming from."
"You gotta understand," he adds, "that it's also in our DNA. Most Americans don't have time to watch CNN and Fox and Al Jazeera. They're trying to make the rent, get the kids fed, they're tired when they get home and they want to forget about everything. And so suddenly when this voice comes in - and it doesn't have to be a voice of substance - saying he's fed up with all of this, that's the part that hooks into the DNA."
"A Trump supporter is fighting against just about everything," the actor continues in his interview with Marlon James. "What does he even mean, take our country back? Would someone please explain that to me? Where'd it go?"
