The White House accused Clooney of "war crimes" for criticizing Trump.

White House Communications Director Stephen Chun called American actor George Clooney a war criminal because of "terrible films" after his criticism of US President Donald Trump's statements about Iran. This was reported on April 9 by The Independent newspaper.

"The only person committing war crimes is George Clooney, given his terrible films and disgusting acting," the newspaper quoted him as saying.

The newspaper clarifies that on April 7, the actor accused Trump, thus commenting on his threats against Iran. Clooney added that some people call Trump a good man, but his statements about the destruction of an entire civilization are a war crime.

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On April 7, Trump allowed the death of "an entire civilization" with his promised strikes on the territory of Iran. Trump repeated that "smarter and less radical minds" are now in power in Iran, and expressed hope that "something revolutionary and wonderful" would happen during the day.

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