Trump Voices Same Concerns I Had about Oscars—Keep It American

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:38:00 A.M. EST

Trump Voices Same Concerns I Had about Oscars—Keep It American

(FOXNEWS) At a rally in Colorado on Thursday night, President Donald Trump took issue with the Academy Awards for awarding Best Picture to a foreign film.

"Parasite" won the Oscar for Best Picture earlier this month. Directed by Bong Joon-Ho of South Korea, it was the first South Korean film ever to receive recognition from the Academy. It was also the first Sou [sic] foreign-language film ever to win Best Picture.

"By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year? 'And the winner is a movie from South Korea,'" Trump said. "What the hell was that all about?"

Trump added that he has not watched "Parasite" and asked if it was "any good."

"I thought it was best foreign film, best foreign movie -- no, it was the best. Did this ever happen before?" Trump said.

Trump also said that America has "got enough problems with South Korea with trade."

"On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year?" he said

Neon, the studio that produced "Parasite," responded to Trump's criticism shortly after the president's speech.

"Understandable, he can't read," the studio tweeted.

GRA: That's a funny line, but actually, what Trump is reading are the tea leaves--which he sees as Hollywood giving recognition to a foreign film over an American film. The Oscars have always rewarded AMERICAN filmmaking--foreign films have their own sub-category. It shouldn't have happened.

Trump has it right again.
--GRA