Bette Midler takes epic swipe at Trump over Oscars jab: 'I'm more upset that a parasite won the White House'
Bette Midler slammed President Donald Trump on Friday, February 21, after he criticized the movie, 'Parasite', which won the Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards.
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year? The winner is a movie from South Korea. What the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade,” Trump said during a campaign rally in Colorado on Thursday. “And after all that, they give them best movie of the year?”
Midler, an anti-Trump critic, took to social media to call out the POTUS on his comments. "At his rally, #Trump complained about #Parasite winning the Oscar," she wrote. "I’m more upset that a parasite won the White House."
The film in question was directed by Bong Joon-ho and depicts two families at the polar opposites of the class spectrum. It made history after becoming the first non-English film to win the best picture category at the Oscars. It also won awards for directing and original screenplay.
Neon, the movie studio, which produced the film, responded to Trump, saying, "Understandable, he can't read."
In the same speech, Trump also rebuked Brad Pitt who won an award for his role in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.' "And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his," said Trump. "He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He's a little wise guy."
Pitt took a jab at Republican senators who voted against Democrats, demanding to call new witnesses during Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, during his acceptance speech at the Oscars. He took a special jab at former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who claimed he was willing to testify.
“They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week,” Pitt said. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin [Tarantino] does a movie about it. In the end, the adults do the right thing."
