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Richard Gere, Speaking in Barcelona, Calls Trump a 'Dark Presence' and Says Netanyahu 'Has to Go'

The actor delivered the remarks at an Open Arms anniversary event in Spain after relocating there earlier this year.

accepts Lifetime Award onstage at Trustees Theater during 20th Anniversary SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia.
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Overview

  • Gere said Trump is "not only crazy" and a "dark, dark presence," adding, "Six months, he’s almost destroyed our country."
  • He spoke at the 10th anniversary of Open Arms in Barcelona, a Spanish NGO that conducts sea rescue operations for migrants.
  • He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has to go" and that the coalition "enablers" supporting him "all have to go."
  • He added that there are "very, very good people on the Palestinian side" and claimed most of them are currently in jail.
  • Coverage highlighted Gere’s ongoing Israel-Gaza activism, including Artists4Ceasefire, and Fox News reported the White House declined to comment.