The Daily Caller logo
Politics

Hollywood Implodes Over Trump-Putin Meeting, Celebs Blast ‘#TreasonSummit’

Screenshot - 7_16_2018 , 11_22_03 AM
Kyle Becker Contributor
Font Size:

President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, while Hollywood celebrities melted down on social media.

The sight of the president sitting down with the Russian leader triggered the anti-Trump “Resistance,” who blasted the meeting as the “#TreasonSummit.” (Many anti-Trump activists continue to believe that Donald Trump colluded with Vladimir Putin to deprive Hillary Clinton of the presidential election.)

As if to further torment his political adversaries, President Trump gave Russian President Putin a *wink* at the meeting.

Film director Rob Reiner (alias “Meathead”) lambasted Trump, while casually dropping a MoveOn petition.

Star Trek alum George Takei referenced a Hillary Clinton campaign video while giving his hot take.

Bette Midler called Trump an “outright traitor” in a narrative currently popular on anti-Trump Twitter.

Midler is referencing the president’s tweet on Monday: “Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!”

John Cusack furthered the “traitor” narrative in response to a tweet by Mother Jones editor David Corn.

Film director and producer Michael Moore colorfully added a Russian expletive to his Trump bashing tweet ahead of the president’s summit.

Chelsea Handler also weighed in on the summit in response to President Trump’s tweet.

“He didn’t believe it could happen, and it did happen,” she wrote. “He did not stop them, so by taking no action whatsoever, you are carrying on the legacy of your favorite president, Barack Obama. While you’re blowing your boyfriend Putin at your summit, know that evil villains fall hardest.”

Guardians of the Galaxy writer James Gunn argued that Trump should be impeached.

“If you really don’t think Trump is in Putin’s pocket after he agrees with Putin over every US national security & law enforcement agency on the world stage, you’re blind. This is a betrayal to our country. Trump is a traitor & should be impeached.”

Gunn also argued that Putin financed the Trump campaign and Brexit.

“I can’t believe I’m even responding to this – but, give me a break,” he wrote. “Putin financed, whether independently or in tandem, both Brexit and the Trump campaigns. There is no one in the US government who disputes this except Trump himself.”

Rosanna Arquette chimed in and kept it pithy.

“The stench is overwhelming it’s stinky in Helsinki #treasonSunmit [sic],” she wrote.

Novelist Stephen King also opined on the summit.

“Unless one of the translators talks, we’ll never know what went on in that Helsinki meeting,” he wrote. “Putin’s a liar and Trump’s another. They are both showmen, and this is made-for-TV entertainment.”

Actor Don Cheadle also gave his take on the meeting in response to former CIA director John Brennan’s comment Trump is “wholly in the pocket of Putin.”

“[T]heir masks have been fully removed. they’re not now nor ever were patriots …,” Cheadle wrote.

Actress Mia Farrow also reacted to the summit.

“The exclusive Trump/Putin meeting now makes perfect sense,” she wrote. “Today another shoe dropped. Undeniably, Trump’s first allegiance is to Russia.”

Director Adam McKay unloaded in response to a Garry Kasparov tweet.

“The whole thing makes me queasy,” he wrote. “Such a sad way for this country to go. Criminals, racists and fools pulling us down, led by Putin and his orange lap dog.”

Actor Zach Braff also chimed in on the trending story.

“Treason is trending,” he wrote. “The president sided with Putin over the USA.”

Rosie O’Donnell kept her remarks brief while attaching what appeared to be her artistic view on the matter.

“#TreasonSummit #ImpeachTrump,” she wrote.

It’s going to be a long next few years for the Hollywood left.

This article was updated after publication.

PREMIUM ARTICLE: Subscribe To Keep Reading
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!

Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!

Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!

Sign Up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

 You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
BENEFITS READERS PASS PATRIOTS FOUNDERS
Daily and Breaking Newsletters ✔ ✔ ✔
Daily Caller Shows ✔ ✔ ✔
Ad Free Experience ✔ ✔ ✔
Exclusive Articles ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom Newsletters ✔ ✔ ✔
Editor Daily Rundown ✔ ✔ ✔
Behind The Scenes Coverage ✔ ✔
Award Winning Documentaries ✔ ✔
Patriot War Room ✔ ✔
Patriot Live Chat ✔ ✔
Exclusive Events ✔
Gold Membership Card ✔
Tucker Mug ✔

What does Founders Club include?

Tucker Mug and Membership Card
Founders

Readers,

Instead of sucking up to the political and corporate powers that dominate America, The Daily Caller is fighting for you — our readers. We humbly ask you to consider joining us in this fight.

Now that millions of readers are rejecting the increasingly biased and even corrupt corporate media and joining us daily, there are powerful forces lined up to stop us: the old guard of the news media hopes to marginalize us; the big corporate ad agencies want to deprive us of revenue and put us out of business; senators threaten to have our reporters arrested for asking simple questions; the big tech platforms want to limit our ability to communicate with you; and the political party establishments feel threatened by our independence.

We don't complain -- we can't stand complainers -- but we do call it how we see it. We have a fight on our hands, and it's intense. We need your help to smash through the big tech, big media and big government blockade.

We're the insurgent outsiders for a reason: our deep-dive investigations hold the powerful to account. Our original videos undermine their narratives on a daily basis. Even our insistence on having fun infuriates them -- because we won’t bend the knee to political correctness.

One reason we stand apart is because we are not afraid to say we love America. We love her with every fiber of our being, and we think she's worth saving from today’s craziness.

Help us save her.

A second reason we stand out is the sheer number of honest responsible reporters we have helped train. We have trained so many solid reporters that they now hold prominent positions at publications across the political spectrum. Hear a rare reasonable voice at a place like CNN? There’s a good chance they were trained at Daily Caller. Same goes for the numerous Daily Caller alumni dominating the news coverage at outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax, Daily Wire and many others.

Simply put, America needs solid reporters fighting to tell the truth or we will never have honest elections or a fair system. We are working tirelessly to make that happen and we are making a difference.

Since 2010, The Daily Caller has grown immensely. We're in the halls of Congress. We're in the Oval Office. And we're in up to 20 million homes every single month. That's 20 million Americans like you who are impossible to ignore.

We can overcome the forces lined up against all of us. This is an important mission but we can’t do it unless you — the everyday Americans forgotten by the establishment — have our back.

Please consider becoming a Daily Caller Patriot today, and help us keep doing work that holds politicians, corporations and other leaders accountable. Help us thumb our noses at political correctness. Help us train a new generation of news reporters who will actually tell the truth. And help us remind Americans everywhere that there are millions of us who remain clear-eyed about our country's greatness.

In return for membership, Daily Caller Patriots will be able to read The Daily Caller without any of the ads that we have long used to support our mission. We know the ads drive you crazy. They drive us crazy too. But we need revenue to keep the fight going. If you join us, we will cut out the ads for you and put every Lincoln-headed cent we earn into amplifying our voice, training even more solid reporters, and giving you the ad-free experience and lightning fast website you deserve.

Patriots will also be eligible for Patriots Only content, newsletters, chats and live events with our reporters and editors. It's simple: welcome us into your lives, and we'll welcome you into ours.

We can save America together.

Become a Daily Caller Patriot today.

Signature

Neil Patel