Overview

• On CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Clooney predicted that Trump’s style-driven movement will collapse after this term due to the absence of a figure with comparable charisma.
• He warned that Trump’s administration has singled out major news outlets for attacks, drawing parallels to how demagogues historically target the press first.
• Clooney described the current climate for journalists as frightening, noting widespread fear of being targeted by the White House.
• The interview took place on the set of Clooney’s Broadway play "Good Night, and Good Luck," which dramatizes Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator McCarthy.
• Clooney has maintained his political activism following his New York Times op-ed urging President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race and his support of Kamala Harris’s campaign.