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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIan McKellen on Trump: 'He's had his chance'
http://ew.com/news/2017/01/21/donald-trump-ian-mckellen/Sir Ian McKellen is calling for citizens to remain vigilant against Donald Trump, writing on Twitter the president had his chance to prove hell govern for all Americans.
McKellen didnt use Trumps name in his social media post; instead, he wrote that the word trump in schoolyard English means to break wind.
President Breaking Wind has impacted us all; and personally, McKellen wrote. Some like him, think they can identify with him, believe him because theyve seen him on television perhaps and think the billionaire and his billionaire team are truly friends. The rest of us, including the majority of voters in USA, see through the charade: after all, the schtick is not exactly subtle. But hes riled us, got under our skin, making us angry and despairing that he should have got through to the final of his show and turned democracy into a tv/twitter spectacular.
Citing how the White House website removed its LGBT page after Trump was sworn in on Friday as well as reports Trumps administration could end national arts funding McKellen speculated about what the future might hold.
What will happen? No doubt his believers will be soon disillusioned, McKellen wrote. The rest of us cannot let him reign unchallenged. The Marches worldwide were a good beginning. Some who fear him say give the man a chance. OK hes started by removing LGBTQ people, climate change, and state funding of the arts from POTUSs website. Hes had his chance.
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McKellen didnt use Trumps name in his social media post; instead, he wrote that the word trump in schoolyard English means to break wind.
President Breaking Wind has impacted us all; and personally, McKellen wrote. Some like him, think they can identify with him, believe him because theyve seen him on television perhaps and think the billionaire and his billionaire team are truly friends. The rest of us, including the majority of voters in USA, see through the charade: after all, the schtick is not exactly subtle. But hes riled us, got under our skin, making us angry and despairing that he should have got through to the final of his show and turned democracy into a tv/twitter spectacular.
Citing how the White House website removed its LGBT page after Trump was sworn in on Friday as well as reports Trumps administration could end national arts funding McKellen speculated about what the future might hold.
What will happen? No doubt his believers will be soon disillusioned, McKellen wrote. The rest of us cannot let him reign unchallenged. The Marches worldwide were a good beginning. Some who fear him say give the man a chance. OK hes started by removing LGBTQ people, climate change, and state funding of the arts from POTUSs website. Hes had his chance.
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Ian McKellen on Trump: 'He's had his chance' (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Jan 2017
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Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)1. K&R
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)2. Words of wisdom
From a truly remarkable man. We have to remain vigilant and press on.
BSdetect
(8,995 posts)3. I am still wondering how the GOP failed to stop this glacier of turd.
How pathetic were they?
Cha
(296,848 posts)4. Ian is right.. blotus has had more than a chance.
Lithos
(26,403 posts)5. His picture from the march (in London I assume)