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Trumps Ridiculous  reasoning

Trump has taken a jab at the Oscars for awarding this year’s best picture honor to Parasite, because the film is South Korean. President says US has trade problems with South Korea and wonders if ‘we can get Gone With the Wind back.’

 “Parasite" made history by being the first foreign language movie to win the Oscar for best film.

At a campaign rally in Colorado, US President Donald Trump slammed the Oscars for giving the best picture award to the South Korean film “Parasite“, and took aim at Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

“By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked the crowd at the rally. “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea!  What the hell was that all about?

“We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of it, they??? give them the best movie of the year!  Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get ‘Gone with the Wind’ back please. ‘Sunset Boulevard’. So many great movies,” he added.

Donald Trump linked the political and economic situation of both countries with the prize given to the film that has also triumphed at festivals such as Cannes, reports Efe news.

“I thought it was the best foreign film, right?” he asked in reference to the best international feature film category, which “Parasite” also won.

“The response of the film’s US distributor, Neon Tweets,  “Understandable, he can’t read,” it said, accompanying a clip of the President’s rant.

Trump also criticized the Oscars’ for awarding Pitt for best supporting actor - “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his,” he said.

“He got up, said a small wise guy statement. Little wise guy -  He’s a little wise guy,”

In a speech,  the actor said the time he had been given to talk was longer than former White House national security adviser John Bolton was given when he offered to testify at Trump’s impeachment trial.

The president also lashed out at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, TIME magazine’s 2019 person of the year.

“This year I got beaten out by Greta – you know Greta?” he asked. “Last year I got beaten out – I’ve won it, but when the world revolves around all of us, we should be chosen… I mean, we’ve won it. But we should win it every single year.”

A Boomerang to Trump

Trump and his fellow billionaire and would-be presidential challenger, Mike Bloomberg, traded insults on Twitter. Trump dismissing the former New York mayor as a “loser” and Bloomberg describing him as a “barking clown”.

Using a now-familiar line of attack that misstates Bloomberg’s 5ft 8in stature, Trump tweeted: “Mini Mike is a 5’4” mass of dead energy who does not want to be on the debate stage with these professional politicians. No boxes please.  Mini Mike Bloomberg is a LOSER who has money but can’t debate and has zero presence, you will see. He reminds me of a tiny version of Jeb ‘Low Energy’ Bush, but Jeb has more political skill and has treated the Black community much better than Mini!”

Bloomberg returned fire, drawing attention to doubts that Trump is not as wealthy or as successful as he likes to portray himself.“Real Donald Trump – we know many of the same people in New York. Behind your back they laugh at you & call you a carnival barking clown,” Bloomberg said in a posting. “They know you inherited a fortune & squandered it with stupid deals and incompetence.”

Bloomberg, whose wealth Forbes estimates at $61.8bn, continued: “I have the record & the resources to defeat you. And I will.” The financial data businessman has spent at least $350m on his campaign to date and said he plans to spend up to $1bn on the race.

The two wealthy New Yorkers are honing their attacks as a once cordial relationship turns toxic. For more than a decade, the two businessmen appeared on friendly terms at charity golf tournaments, ribbon cuttings events and even on Trump’s reality TV show.

In his response, Bloomberg accused the president of attacking him because of his “fear over the growing strength of my campaign”. He continued: “Make no mistake, Mr. President: I am not afraid of you, and I will not let you bully me or anyone else in America.”