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Brad Pitt ‘can’t bring himself’ to think of Donald Trump as president
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LOS ANGELES, Sept 8 — Brad Pitt has weighed in on the possibility of Donald Trump becoming president and he has plenty to say about the outspoken candidate.

Pitt recently told New York Times’ T Magazine feature and opened up about Trump while discussing the British exit from the European Union.

"Man, I never thought [Brexit] would happen. Same way I can’t bring myself to think that Trump will be in charge,” he admitted.

"In the simplest terms, what brings us together is good, and what separates us is bad.”

"We have this great line in The Big Short,” Pitt says, talking about the critically hailed film about the global financial crisis of 2008 which he co-produced. "‘When things are going wrong and we can’t find the reason for it, we just start creating enemies.’”

Pitt goes on to say he understands why people are attracted to Trump and his ideas for the future of the country.

"Coming from Oklahoma, southern Missouri, which leans more toward a Trump voice, I try to understand it.

"You gotta understand that it’s also in our DNA. Most Americans don’t have time to watch CNN and Fox and Al Jazeera. They’re trying to make the rent, get the kids fed, they’re tired when they get home and they want to forget about everything. And so suddenly when this voice comes in — and it doesn’t have to be a voice of substance — saying he’s fed up with all of this, that’s the part that hooks into the DNA.

"What I’m most hopeful about is that we’re a global neighborhood now, and we start to understand each other more and more – and yet, you see this reactionary push for isolation and separation again.

"A Trump supporter is fighting against just about everything,” he said. "What does he even mean, take our country back? Would someone please explain that to me?

"Where’d it go?”

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