Spike Lee repels Trump on his "racist" tweet & # 39;

[ad_1]

Spike Lee responded to President Trump's call to his acceptance speech at the Oscars as a "racist hit".

"Well, that's good, you know," Lee told Entertainment Weekly Monday night. "They change the story."

"They did the same thing with the African-American players who were on their knees, trying to make it anti-American, anti-patriotic and anti-military," Lee said. "But nobody is going for that."

On Sunday, Lee took the floor to accept his first Oscar in competition for the best adapted scenario for "BlacKkKlansman" with several pages of prepared remarks. He honored Black History Month and thanked his grandmother – who, he said, saved 50 years of social security checks to help him get started in a film school – before turning to politics and the next presidential election.

RELATED: Donald and Melania Trump at the Oscars through the years

22 PICTURES

Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the Oscars over the years

See gallery

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 29: Donald Trump and Melania Knauss attend the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscars at Mortons on February 29, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Billy Farrell / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 29: (G-D) Teresa Barrick, Steven Tyler, Melania Knauss, and Donald Trump attend the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscars (Exclusive Inside Cover) at Mortons on February 29, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Donald Trump during the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscars – Arrivals at Mortons in Beverly Hills, California, USA. (Photo by Tony Barson Archive / WireImage)

Sharon Osbourne, Donald Trump and Melania Knauss at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Elton John AIDS Foundation, organized jointly by In Style – Inside at Pearl in West Hollywood, California, USA. (Photo by KMazur / WireImage)

Donald Trump and Melania Knauss at the 12th Annual Academy Awards organized by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, co-hosted by In Style – Arrivals at Pearl in West Hollywood, California, USA. (Photo by J. Merritt / FilmMagic)

386900 83: Donald Trump and his girlfriend, model Melania Knauss, arrive for the 73rd Academy Awards on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Weeks / Getty Images)

386900 171: Donald Trump and his girlfriend, model Melania Knauss, arrive for the 73rd Academy Awards on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Weeks / Getty Images)

Donald Trump at the 73rd Academy Awards – Arrivals at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by SGranitz / WireImage)

Donald Trump and Samuel L. Jackson at the 73rd Oscars – Arrivals at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by SGranitz / WireImage)

(Original caption) Donald Trump with a friend. (Photo of Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 27: (Lt) Donald Trump, Melania Knauss Trump, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale attend the Vanity Fair Oscars at Morton's Restaurant on February 27, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Patrick McMullan / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Donald Trump and Melania Knauss Trump attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton's Restaurant on February 27, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billy Farrell / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Donald J. Trump (right) and new model woman Melania Knauss Trump arrive at the Vanity Fair Academy Awards® at Mortons Restaurant. (Photo by Chris Farina / Corbis via Getty Images)

Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2005 – Arrivals at Mortons in Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by George Pimentel / WireImage)

Melania Trump and Donald Trump at the 13th Annual Academy Awards organized by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, organized by Chopard – Arrivals at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by Jean-Paul Aussenard / WireImage)

Melania Trump and Donald Trump at the 13th Annual Academy Awards organized by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, hosted by Chopard – Inside at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, USA. (Photo by KMazur / WireImage)

Tim Allen, Jane Hajduk, Melania Trump and Donald Trump (Photo by KMazur / WireImage)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 27: Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscars on February 27, 2011 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire / FilmMagic)

Portrait of married couple Donald and Melania Trump posing together on the red carpet at the Kodak Theater during the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr. / Getty Images)

Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the 83rd Academy Awards, held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. (Photo of Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images)

(G-D) Actress Helena Bonham Carter, Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards to be held at Kodak Theater on February 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic)

"The 2020 presidential election is near," Lee said. "Mobilize all, let's all be on the right side of the story. Make the moral choice between love and hate. Let's do the right thing!

Trump responded to Lee in a tweet on Monday morning, saying it would be "fine if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet, not have to use any notes at all, during his racist hit on your president, who did more for African Americans (criminal justice reform, lowest unemployment rate in history, tax cuts, etc.) than almost every other meadow!

Lee did not specifically refer to the president or the administration. But he has long criticized Trump, whom he often calls "Agent Orange."

In 2018, the director used his promotional tour for "BlacKkKlansman" in part as a platform to congratulate the president for his response to the murderer who struck white supremacy in Charlottesville, Virginia, the year before.

"The President of the United States has had the opportunity to denounce hatred," Lee told CNN last summer. "The whole world saw what happened and he did not do it."

Lee said Trump gave the "go-ahead" to racists through his rhetoric.

"Since [Trump] in the White House, it's not even a dog whistle, it's a megaphone, "he said.

"BlacKkKlansman" was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture, but won only the Oscar for the adapted screenplay. The "Green Book" – criticized by some, including Lee, for what they called a simplistic portrayal of a friendship at the time of segregation – won the Best Film Award.

Lee could not hide his disgust, raising his hands in the air when the winner was announced, but he was more temperate when interviewed about it by BBC reporters as it happened at the Vanity Fair after the party.

"Let me give you a British answer," Lee said. "It was not my cup of tea."

___

Learn more about Yahoo News:

[ad_2]

Source link