Ellen Barkin is sticking with X, for now.
The progressive star, finest identified for movies like “Sea of Love,” “The Massive Straightforward” and Netflix’s “The Out-Legal guidelines,” hasn’t decamped for Bluesky like some fellow progressives.
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That hasn’t modified Barkin’s political activism. The truth is, Barkin simply raged in opposition to the present White Home spokesperson, a lady who turned the youngest individual in that place late final month.
Karoline Leavitt is 27 years outdated, and she or he made a formidable debut as President Donald Trump’s voice to the press.
Okay, it was simply her first, however in her debut briefing @KarolineLeavitt gave a deeply spectacular efficiency — complete, fast with solutions, data of the subjects, and assured all through.
Fairly the ocean change from her predecessor.https://t.co/lYa5wl1wmf— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 28, 2025
Barkin disagrees. The actress slammed Leavitt in publish that didn’t trouble to debate the difficulty in play.
The subject? The position DEI hiring practices have had on federal aviation. Two high-profile airline disasters introduced the difficulty to the fore. President Trump worries DEI hiring insurance policies might have led to the tragedies, and he’s open to investigating additional.
Leavitt, echoing her boss’ views on DEI rules, provided a easy assertion on the matter. Barkin wouldn’t articulate her disagreement. As an alternative, she resorted to profanity.
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Barkin has locked her account, that means her posts can’t be embedded. Nor can of us she doesn’t observe share her missives. We will nonetheless see what she has to say.
It’s hardly the primary time she’s attacked GOP targets.
She beforehand predicted Trump would win re-election and, shockingly, kill 6 million Jews a la Adolf Hitler.
President Trump has been a robust Israeli ally and has President Benjamin Netanyahu’s again. Trump just lately accredited the launch of two,000 lb. bombs for the IDF, reversing a block from his Democratic predecessor.
Trump additionally has a Jewish daughter, Ivanka Trump, and Jewish grandchildren. Trump’s former spouse Marla Maples informed this reporter he absolutely helps their religious views.
The brand new president just lately paved the way in which for the discharge of Israeli and American hostages held by Hamas for greater than a yr.