George Clooney has reignited his feud with the White House after calling Donald Trump's threat to Iran that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' a war crime. Speaking to 3,000 high school students in Cuneo, Italy, the 64-year-old actor said the US president had crossed a line of decency.
The White House communications director, Steven Cheung, responded by accusing Clooney of committing war crimes 'for his awful movies and terrible acting ability'. Clooney later hit back in a statement, citing the Genocide Convention and Rome Statute to define a war crime as 'intent to physically destroy a nation'.
Clooney, a longtime Democratic supporter, has been critical of Trump for years. Despite their political differences, Clooney once had a cordial relationship with Trump before his presidency, describing him as 'a big goofball' who helped him arrange a hospital visit. Trump has previously called Clooney a 'second-rate movie star' and a 'backstabber'.
