George Clooney: ‘I don’t care’ if Trump calls me a ‘fake movie actor’

The double Oscar-winner responded to the president's criticism of his New York Times op-ed last summer urging Joe Biden to step down for re-election, saying it was his civic duty'

George Clooney has said he is unconcerned about the persistent verbal abuse levelled at him by Donald Trump, after the president labelled him a fake movie actor" on Truth Social.

Speaking to Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Clooney said: I don't care. I've known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is not to please the president of the United States. My job is to try and tell the truth when I can and when I have the opportunity. I am well aware of the idea that people will not like that."