Richard Gere, who was accompanied by Alicia Bárcena, the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, praised President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ability to deal with Trump.
Mexico City, December 5 (However).- The actor and activist Richard Gere Yesterday he launched a harsh criticism against the President of USA (EU), Donald Trumpfrom the International Book Fair (WIRE) of Guadalajarabecause he said he felt ashamed of the second term that the tycoon exercises in the North American country. At the same time, the Hollywood star praised the President’s ability Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to deal with the Republican leader.
“As an American, I am deeply ashamed of this President. I don’t want that to be applause, because it is a challenge for everyone.” […] Your President is amazing how she deals with this guy. [Trump]”So I applaud him,” said the actor, one of the most anticipated figures at the fair.
“I think we need more women leaders in the world, because they usually represent compassion and wisdom, because a warm heart is part of their nature, it is the evolution of emotions,” she added.
“Your President is incredible” @Claudiashein
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In his lecture titled “Compassion in action: a shared stewardship of the planet that lets nature and community show us the way,” the actor pretty woman He reflected on the global environmental crisis and the challenges that society faces in the face of leaders such as Trump, Putin or Netanyahu.
“Any leader who is not inclusive is not the right leader,” added the actor before a full auditorium.
“There are bad people on the planet with enormous power, who are on the wrong side of history or the wrong side of the future. But standing up is a challenge for us,” he noted.
Accompanied by Alicia Bárcena, the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico, he spoke about his ecological project Sierra a mar in the state of Jalisco, which he considered the most beautiful region he has seen.
The head of the Gere Foundation also announced the screening of the documentary he produces, Wisdom and happinessin the Cineteca of the University of Guadalajara.
It is not the first time that Gere criticizes Trump, one of his harshest mentions of the current President of the United States occurred last February, at the Goya Awards, where upon collecting an award he expressed: “I come from a very dark place in America, where a bully is the President, but it doesn’t just happen in the United States, it happens everywhere.”
This Friday, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will have her first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where the draw for the 2026 World Cup organized by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) will be held. He will also meet with his Canadian counterpart, Prime Minister Mark Carney.