George Clooney claims its a frightening time to be in the news business because of Trump

Actor George Clooney said “it’s a scary time to be a news person” under President Donald Trump’s administration during an interview on Wednesday.Clooney told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “most news organizations are under fire” by the Trump administration and that Cooper and CBS’ “60 Minutes” have been specifically “picked out.”While the actor expressed concerns about the current state of the country, he did push back on Cooper’s assertion that America is currently at its worst.“I can make an argument that we’re not.I can make an argument that we’ve had much worse times in our history.

You know, 1968, every city in the United States was burning and there was — National Guard was surrounding the White House and the Capitol, and we’d lost Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy and Tet Offensive,” he said.Clooney continued, vocalizing his concerns about the Trump administration’s alleged “attack” on news organizations.“But it’s a frustrating time, and I think a scary time for many people.It’s a scary time to be a news person, to be in your profession.

You’ve been picked out, you know, ‘60 Minutes’ has been picked out.Most news organizations are under fire,” he said.

“That usually happens with demagogues in a way.It usually is a way of — the first places you attack are the news, because that’s how we inform ourselves.”Cooper followed up by asking the actor if he believes that “Trumpism” will last following the current president’s term.“I don‘t think so,” Clooney replied.

“I think it‘d be very hard to do it.Remember this: Donald Trump is a celebrity.

That‘s what he is.I mean, he has a star on Hollywood Boulevard.

I don’t have a star on Hollywood Boulevard.I’m not lobbying for one.

I’m just saying.”He continued by noting that while Trump is “charming” and many of the people who support him find him “funny,” another large portion of Americans do not.“And so when he ...