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Brad Pitt's politically charged acceptance speech at the Academy Awards didn't score him any brownie points with the Trumps.
Eric Trump, the third-eldest child of President Donald Trump, took to Instagram Monday with some choice words for Pitt, who took home the best-supporting actor Oscar Sunday for "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood."
Trump suggested the Oscars' record low ratings were the result of "smug elitists" like Pitt, who used his time to the limelight to call out Trump's impeachment trial.
"Probably because Americans dont liked (sic) to be preached to by smug elitists," Trump captioned a Fox News graphic on all-time low viewership. (The Oscars notched just 23.6 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen estimates. That's down 20% or 6 million from last year.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/02/11/eric-trump-calls-brad-pitt-smug-elitist-after-oscars-speech/4728669002/
pandr32
(11,579 posts)Oh well. I guess DT is mad it never happened.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)What the fuck are you Eric?? Literally everything you have in your life is because you're a fucking elitist. What have you ever contributed of merit to society?
rurallib
(62,406 posts)what's his name.
Or his other brother Darryl.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)Brad Pitt's father worked for a trucking company and his mother was a school counselor. He was born in Oklahoma and he grew up in Missouri. He is active in humanitarian work and has raised tons of money for different causes. I like him. He seems like a decent person.
Aristus
(66,317 posts)'elitist'.
I tend to distrust people who think being elite is a bad thing. These are people who will insist that mediocrity is as good as excellence; that ignorance is as good as enlightenment; that incompetence is as good as accomplishment.
Bev54
(10,047 posts)Brad Pitt losing any sleep over Trump's opinion.