Overview
- Sheen delivered the comments during a live taping of Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast at MSNBC LIVE ’25, drawing sustained applause from the audience.
- He told the president to stop listening to “sycophants,” to stand up straight, speak from the heart, and “start being human.”
- Sheen accused Trump’s inner circle of egotism and a lack of empathy, saying the Cabinet Room “smells of ego and fear and false worship.”
- Right-leaning outlets faulted the timing, citing concurrent reports that credited Trump with helping secure releases of Israeli hostages, while left-leaning coverage emphasized Sheen’s moral critique.
- The clip spread quickly across media, and as of the latest reports there has been no formal response from the White House.