Ellen DeGeneres Explains ‘Finding Dory’ for Presidents Who Might Have Missed the Point
Donald Trump held a private White House screening of the Pixar pic one day after signing his divisive travel ban
A day after signing the hugely controversial travel ban on citizens from seven majority-Muslim nations on Friday, President Donald Trump held a private White House screening of the Disney-Pixar hit “Finding Dory.”
DeGeneres noticed it too, and as such, in a rare departure from her usual apolitical stance, used her monologue in Monday’s episode of her syndicated talk show to explain the plot of “Finding Dory” in terms even someone who misspells the word “unprecedented” can understand.
Noting the mass protests that have broken out at airports across the country since the ban was enacted, DeGeneres insisted she doesn’t “get political,” and simply wanted to discuss the very non-political, family-friendly, People’s Choice award-winning “Finding Dory.”
Talking the audience through the plot of the film, DeGeneres emphasized its themes of friendship and community while noting some very on-the-nose parallels to the current political discussion.
Because that’s what you do when you see someone in need — you help them.
Speaking of helping people, Trump today fired Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General of the United States for refusing to enforce the travel ban due to concerns that it wasn’t even legal.
Because that’s what you do when you see someone in need – you help them.