• Josh Brolin says he as soon as thought-about Donald Trump a pal and that he was "a distinct man" earlier than he grew to become president.
• The Dune actor befriended Trump across the time they shot Wall Road: Cash By no means Sleeps, from which the Apprentice star was minimize.
• "There is no such thing as a better genius than him in advertising," Brolin stated.

Josh Brolin is reflecting on his relationship with Donald Trump earlier than the enterprise mogul moved to the White Home.

The No Nation for Outdated Males star befriended the U.S. president across the time they filmed Oliver Stone's 2010 Wall Road sequel, Wall Road: Cash By no means Sleeps, from which Trump was in the end minimize.

"I'm not fearful of Trump, as a result of despite the fact that he says he's staying ceaselessly, it's simply not going to occur," Brolin stated of the president alluding to a 3rd time period in his new interview with The Independent. "And if it does, then I'll take care of that second. However having been a buddy of Trump earlier than he was president, I do know a distinct man."

The Hail, Caesar star added that he was fascinated by Trump's growth of a luxurious resort "in the midst of a cesspool metropolis" within the late '70s.

"That's fascinating to me," he stated. "Now it's energy unmitigated — it's unregulated."

Brolin additionally thinks he understands why the previous Apprentice star has appealed to voters throughout the nation. "There is no such thing as a better genius than him in advertising," he stated. "He takes the weak point of the final inhabitants and fills it."

He continued, "That's why I believe lots of people really feel that they’ve a mascot in him. I believe it's a lot much less about Trump than it’s concerning the basic inhabitants and their want for validation."

Representatives for the White Home didn’t instantly reply to Leisure Weekly's request for remark.

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Although he as soon as thought-about Trump a pal, Brolin rejected his 2020 presidential bid in October 2020 in an impassioned Instagram submit.

"I refuse to consider that Donald Trump is our core model of American masculinity," the Dune star wrote on the time. "The America that was nice was by no means primarily based on creating hate and conspiracy with a purpose to win. There have been just a few, however none has lasted. Donald Trump has lied over 50,000 documented instances, however we nonetheless are keen to let it go as a result of he speaks to an American demographic that not felt masculine."

Final yr, Brolin shared a weird reminiscence of an interplay he had with the longer term president at his New York residence. "I stated, 'What's upstairs?' He stated, 'Our bed room,'" he remembered on In Depth With Graham Bensinger. "And I stated, 'Can I see upstairs?' He stated, 'Yeah.' After which no one moved. And I stated, 'Cool. So ought to we go up?' And he stated, 'Yeah.' After which he nonetheless didn't transfer. And I'm considering, 'What the f— is going on?'"

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Brolin is within the midst of a very busy chapter of his profession. He may be seen in Edgar Wright's The Working Man and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Lifeless Man, each of that are taking part in now in theaters. He additionally appeared in Zach Cregger's Weapons, which is streaming on HBO Max, this yr, and lent his voice to Ken Burns' The American Revolution docuseries on PBS.

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