A video clip of filmmaker and activist Michael Moore praising Donald Trump has gone viral on social media, but not for the reasons he intended.
The clip, which was posted by the former president on his Truth Social website, is a deceptively edited version of Moore’s 2016 documentary Michael Moore in TrumpLand, where he tries to reach out to Trump supporters and find common ground with them.
In the clip, Moore predicts that Trump will win the 2016 presidential election by tapping into the anger and frustration of the working class, who feel betrayed by the political establishment. He calls Trump “the human Molotov cocktail that they’ve been waiting for” and “the human hand grenade that they can legally throw into the system that stole their lives from them”.
However, the clip cuts off the part where Moore warns that voting for Trump will be a huge mistake, and that his supporters will soon regret their choice. He says that Trump will not do anything for them, and that he will ruin the economy and the system. He also says that Trump is mentally unstable and dangerous, and that Hillary Clinton is a better option for the country.
Moore, who voted for Clinton and described Trump as a “legal terrorist”, has denounced the use of his speech as a fake endorsement. He uploaded the full clip to YouTube, where he explains his intention behind the film. He says that he wanted to understand why people were drawn to Trump, and to appeal to their sense of reason and compassion. He also says that he directed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical in high school, as a way of showing his connection to the Latino community.
The video clip of Moore’s speech has been shared by Trump’s allies and supporters, who have tried to pass it off as a genuine endorsement. They have ignored the context and the tone of Moore’s film, which is ironic and satirical. They have also overlooked the fact that Moore has been one of the most vocal critics of Trump, and that he has participated in the resistance movement against his presidency.
He has also made another documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9, which exposes the corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration.
