Why Trump won't be live tweeting Oscars 2017
February 26, 2017 21:12
Since the time Donald Trump has taken over as the US President, Hollywood has been quite vocal about displeasure over his policies and decisions. Going by the trend, set at the Golden Globes, then at the Grammys, BAFTAs and BRITS, expecting the 89th Anuual Academy Awards to go political, is inevitable.
On a related note, if we turn the pages of history, Trump has been one such Oscar buff, who not only used to watch, but also live tweeted about it.
In 2015, Donald Trump found the show terrible and took to Instagram to show his displeasure about it.
Just four months after this post, he announced his candidacy for the President.
However, he will not watch the Academy Awards this year! According to White House Press Secretary, "The president will be busy in hosting the governor's ball that night."
So what has changed over the passage of time?
The whole industry has gone berserk, showing displeasure on everything controversial that he speaks.
At the 2017 Golden Globes, Meryl Streep while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, spent all her stage time slamming Trump, without taking his name.
But the biggest reaction came when the Oscar nominated Iranian director Farhadi denied attending the event, in solidarity to those who had been affected by Trump's travel ban decision. Farhadi, whose movie The Salesman has been nominated in 'Best Foreign-Language film' category, will be screening his movie in London, the same night as the Oscars.
Opposing the President's decision, he said, "The gathering of the audience around The Salesman in this famous London square is symbolic of unity against the division and separation of people."
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