Trump Critic Pierce Brosnan Offers Some Praise For The President

“I think what he’s done for the economy is very good,” Brosnan told ITK in a recent interview, according to The Hill.

“People are working, and that’s a step in the right direction,” the 66-year-old actor said.

“This country is part of my life,” Brosnan continued. “I’m an American citizen. I love America and America’s been very good to me. And I want to see happiness come back into our society.”

In stark contrast, the actor told the media last year that Trump, referring to him as “that man,” “has torn this country apart and you have to work out how much longer you can stay here.”

On the economy, Brosnan is right. The November jobs report, for example, blew expectations out of the water.

“The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in November and the joblessness rate edged down to a 50-year low, as the domestic labor market continued to fire on all cylinders,” reported Yahoo Finance, highlighting the following figures:

Change in non-farm payrolls:+266,000 vs. +180,000 expected and +156,000 in October

Unemployment rate:3.5% vs. 3.6% expected and 3.6% in October

Average hourly earnings month over month:+0.2% vs. +0.3% expected and +0.4% in October

Average hourly earnings year over year:+3.1% vs. +3.0% expected and +3.2% in October

“That 3.5% overall unemployment rate matches the lowest figure in 50 years, dating back to 1969,” The Daily Wire noted.

While Brosnan has changed his tune on Trump with regard to the economy, the “Mamma Mia!” actor said he wants to see more work done on Climate Change.

“[Trump] has to pay attention to the climate change. He has to support the rallying call of the young people,” he told ITK, adding, “He has to get out of the coal business, the oil business. It’s just devouring the Earth around us. And there are other ways. We’ve seen it from other societies, other cultures.”

As far as 2020 goes, Brosnan has yet to pick a candidate. “I’m biding my time on that one,” he said. “We shall see.”

While Brosnan at least seems to be somewhat clear-eyed in his criticism of Trump, that is clearly not the case for some other big-name stars. Legendary actor Robert De Niro, for instance, recently said he’d “disown” his own children if they were like the Trump family.

“I don’t want my kids to take this the wrong way, but if my kids did what these kids did, I wouldn’t want to be related to them. I would disown them,” the 76-year-old actor said of President Trump’s children, according to the Washington Examiner.

“I’d have a serious talk with them — I’d have a serious talk with them. First of all, it’s an impossibility. My kids are not like that, of course,” he added.

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