Jane Fonda calls Donald Trump a “sad, unhinged man” for air strikes in Iran
Jane Fonda has spoken out against President Donald Trump, sharing with a group of protestors that he is a “sad, unhinged man” who is “at war on many fronts” in light of the recent airstrikes in Iran.
The 88-year-old actor made the remarks in front of hundreds of protestors in Los Angeles, at an anti-war rally on March 1st.
In the last few days, the United States and Israel have begun “major combat operations” against Iran, which led to the Iranian regime launching retaliatory attacks across Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump failed to gain congressional approval, and also labelled the campaign ‘Operation Epic Fury’. The decision has received plenty of backlash, and now the long-time political activist Fonda has added her voice to the dissenting chorus.
Addressing the growing crowd, she shared, “The people of the United States are here to tell the Trump administration: You may wage this war in our names, but not with our consent.”
She continued, “This dangerous and insane war against Iran not only violates international law and our Constitution, but risks exploding into a vast war of mass proportion, taking the lives of many, including U.S. service people.”
Looking back on her own experience of resistance to the threat of war, she added, “It is yet again another war based on false information, and I can’t help but think back to the Vietnam War.”
As per Art Threat, her protestations continued to attack the President’s character. She stated, “Trump is a sad, unhinged man. He is at war on many fronts. He is at war against democracy. He is at war against our constitutional rights, especially our First Amendment right, free speech, and free assembly.”
This echoes the comments the star made recently in January, during an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show, where she stressed shrewdly that “Authoritarianism has made its way into every single nook and cranny of our government.”
Fonda isn’t all talk. Last October, she launched the Committee for the First Amendment, which was created in the 1940s by a group of Hollywood stars during the McCarthy era, when many in the entertainment industry were accused of being Communists.
