Jordan Peele: Donald Trump ‘Is a Racist’
President Trump recently said he’s the “least racist” person out there — but Jordan Peele isn’t buying it.
The comedian and “Get Out” director didn’t mince words when asked about the president in an upcoming interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
“You know, the truth is the president is a racist, which is very sad, and I’m disheartened by policies that are xenophobic and sexist, and the — we’re — there — there are many strides backwards every day,” Peele told Tracy Smith of CBS. “What does give me hope is — you know, so [President] Obama said — used to say, you know — ‘progress isn’t always a straight line.’ Which, I — you know, I don’t — who knows how true it is, but I believe it.