General Discussion

During the 2016 presidential election, Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon was a fervent Bernie Sanders supporter. And she really, really, REALLY disliked Hillary Clinton. Before Sanders lost the Democratic nomination to Clinton, Sarandon told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that she didn’t think she could vote for Hillary in a two-person race with Donald Trump. She also told Hayes that “some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately, if he gets in.”

Following the election — Sarandon eventually supported and voted for Green candidate Jill Stein — the actress has taken quite a bit of heat from the center-left over her refusal to support Clinton and her insistence that a Trump presidency wouldn’t have been much worse than Hillary’s. In another interview with Hayes in February, she said Trump’selection made people more “awake” and involved. Meanwhile, in an April appearance on The Late Show, she echoed those sentiments, stating that people are more “energized” with him in office.

Well, a recent interview with The Guardian is sure to further raise the ire of moderates, Democrats and Clinton supporters. Why? Oh, just because Sarandon said that Clinton is extremely “dangerous” and would have led the country into war.