Screaming.
Donald Trump Quit the Screen Actors Guild, and They Had the Most Savage Response
Donald Trump resigned from the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday, February 4, probably because it was making moves to expel him. His letter informing the org about this, naturally, is classic Trump. And by that, I mean…well, I'll just let you read it:
I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my union membership. Who cares!
While I’m not familiar with your work, I’m very proud of my work on movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; and television shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saturday Night Live, and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history, The Apprentice – to name just a few!
I’ve also greatly helped the cable news television business (said to be a dying platform with not much time left until I got involved in politics), and created thousands of jobs at networks such as MSDNC and Fake News CNN, among many others.
Which brings me to your blatant attempt at free media attention to distract from your dismal record as a union. Your organization has done little for its members, and nothing for me – besides collecting dues and promoting dangerous un-American policies and ideas – as evident by your massive unemployment rates and lawsuits from celebrated actors, who even recorded a video asking, “Why isn’t the union fighting for me?”
These, however, are policy failures. Your disciplinary failures are even more egregious.
I no longer wish to be associated with your union. As such, this letter is to inform you of my immediate resignation from SAG-AFTRA. You have done
nothing for me.
It's safe to say SAG isn't sweating this, though. The organization just had two words to say to Trump's letter: “Thank you.” The savagery! It's just too good.
Per EW, SAG made moves a few weeks ago to kick Trump out. “Donald Trump attacked the values that this union holds most sacred — democracy, truth, respect for our fellow Americans of all races and faiths, and the sanctity of the free press,” SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said, according to BuzzFeed. “There’s a straight line from his wanton disregard for the truth to the attacks on journalists perpetrated by his followers.”
Donald Trump may think he got the final word here, but SAG absolutely did. And it was a final two words.
This story originally appeared on: Glamour - Author:Christopher Rosa
