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Richard Gere Calls Donald Trump a ‘Bully and a Thug’ at Spain’s Goya Awards: ‘We Are in a Very Dark Place in America’


Gere, who recently moved to Spain, was honored with the 2025 International Goya of Honor for career achievement.

“We are in a very dark place in America where we have a bully and a thug who is the president of the United States,” he continued, pausing to allow the majority of the crowd to applaud loudly. “The millionaire clowns surrounding Trump are immature and narcissistic, a deadly mix,” he cautioned. While Gere, who recently moved to Spain with his Galician wife Alejandra Silva, used much of his time to address contemporary social issues, he also discussed his love for stories and actors.

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