Hollywood actor Richard Gere sharply criticized President Donald Trump during his second term, blasting him as a “dark, dark presence.”
Speaking during an event in Spain, Gere smeared his president as “crazy” and accused Trump of “almost destroying” the United States.
Gere made the remarks Monday in Madrid at a charity dinner for Open Arms, a Spanish NGO that conducts search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
Speaking with Europa Press, the “Pretty Woman” star claimed Trump had badly damaged the country in a matter of months.
“Six months, he’s almost destroyed our country,” Gere said.
Asked if he was worried about current events in America, Gere responded: “Of course.”
“We have a president who’s completely — he’s not only crazy, he’s a dark, dark presence,” he added.
“And it’s happened so quickly.”
Gere didn’t clarify which of Trump’s policies he was referring to, or provide any evidence.
He also took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, insisting “he has to go.”
Gere continued by accusing Netanyahu’s governing coalition of enabling the ongoing war against Hamas.
“This is not someone who can change,” Gere said.
“He has to go, and all the enablers in the coalition that he has together, they all have to go.”
The 74-year-old actor has voiced similar criticisms in recent months.
During an anti-Israel benefit concert in the United Kingdom in September, Gere again called for Netanyahu’s ouster while also urging Trump to intervene.
“Of course, Netanyahu has to go,” he said at the event.
“All the enablers have to go, also.”
“There’s one man who could stop this thing in one day,” he added.
“He says he can stop wars in one day, my President Trump.
“In one day, he could stop all this craziness.
“Netanyahu needs the U.S., needs Trump so badly.
“One day, if he wants a Nobel Peace Prize, this is how to get it.”
Gere has been a vocal advocate for ending Israel’s military campaign in Gaza following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack.
He joined Artists4Ceasefire, a group of Hollywood actors and entertainment figures that signed a letter urging then-President Joe Biden to demand a ceasefire, deliver humanitarian aid to Hamas-controlled Gaza, and secure the return of Israeli hostages.
The actor, who relocated with his family to Spain earlier this year, has repeatedly used public appearances to denounce Trump.
Accepting a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s Goya Awards in February, Gere described America as being in “a very dark place.”
“I’m coming from a place now that we’re in a very dark place in America, where we have a bully and a thug who is the president of the United States,” he said to applause from the foreign crowd.
“Authoritarianism takes us all over,” Gere continued.
“We have to be vigilant. We have to be alert.
“We have to be energetic. We have to be brave.
“We have to be courageous.
“And everyone who’s watching this — in the Spanish-speaking world and elsewhere — we have to be willing to stand up, tell the truth, be honest.
“And there’s a place in all of our lives for basic kindness, for basic love and understanding.”
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