'Demagoguery is the enemy of the people,' the 'Network' star said in accepting his Best Actor award.
Bryan Cranston didn’t need to zing President Donald Trump by name to get his point across at the Tony Awards Sunday.
In receiving his award for Best Leading Actor in a Play as Howard Beale in “Network,” he slammed the president’s demonization of the press. “Howard Beale is a fictitious TV newsman who found his way into the line of fire because of his pursuit of the truth, and I would like to dedicate this to all the real journalists around the world … who actually are in the line of fire with their pursuit of the truth,” Cranston said.Trump earlier on Sunday attacked The New York Times and CNN for reporting his claimed deal with Mexico to curb immigration contained little that hadn’t already been covered in prior agreements.
Cranston’s dig was somewhat subtle compared to last year’s Tonys, in which Robert De Niro said “Fuck Trump” twice during the telecast and was bleeped out.Cranston, who once said he’d move to Canada if Trump were elected, has criticized the president and his administration before without a direct mention.“It’s absurd to think that the media is the enemy of the people,” the “Breaking Bad” actor said backstage at Radio City Music Hall.
“It’s absurd to think that the media is the enemy of the people.” Bryan Cranston explains why he called out Trump’s attacks on journalists during his #TonyAwards speech. pic.twitter.com/2JZ3TPo095This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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