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Mel Brooks Says Some Stuff About Trump His Hollywood Buddies Won’t Appreciate

John Bickley

Even though he’s 91 and Hollywood royalty, Mel Brooks still just can’t seem to learn how to behave like a proper Left Coast leftist. In an interview with The Daily Beast published Monday, the iconic director said a few things about both Donald Trump and political correctness that will likely irk his friends in the #Resistance. But here’s guessing Brooks doesn’t much care.

Brooks’ triggering comments about Trump came in response to interviewer Matt Willstein asking him if he thinks it’s appropriate to draw parallels between “The Producers,” about two producers deliberately trying to make a flop, and the Trump campaign. The question got a laugh out of Brooks.

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