Overview
- In a newly published interview with The Independent, Brolin says he befriended Trump around the 2010 production of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, from which Trump’s cameo was cut.
- Brolin praises Trump’s marketing prowess, arguing he appeals by filling perceived needs and becoming a kind of mascot for supporters seeking validation.
- He downplays talk of a third presidential term, saying it is “not going to happen,” while noting he would face that scenario if it did.
- Brolin emphasizes that his Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery role was not modeled on Trump, despite surface parallels in themes of power.
- He points to his public break in 2020, when he criticized Trump on Instagram, as evidence of political distance despite their past friendship.