David Lynch writes open letter to Trump for retweeting "out of context" quote
David Lynch has been doing a few interviews to promote his new memoir, Room to Dream, and since he doesn’t like to discuss his movies that much, topics turn to other things, like Donald Trump. From his interview in The Guardian:
He is undecided about Donald Trump. “He could go down as one of the greatest presidents in history because he has disrupted the thing so much. No one is able to counter this guy in an intelligent way.” While Trump may not be doing a good job himself, Lynch thinks, he is opening up a space where other outsiders might. “Our so-called leaders can’t take the country forward, can’t get anything done. Like children, they are. Trump has shown all this.”
A lot of media sites have just been quoting the “He could go down as one of the greatest presidents in history” part, including Breitbart News which was then retweeted by Trump himself. Lynch, who considers himself a Libertarian, just released a statement to clear things up:
Dear Mr. President,
This is David Lynch writing. I saw that you re-tweeted the Breitbart article with the heading – Director David Lynch: Trump ‘Could Go Down as One of the Greatest Presidents in History.’ I wish you and I could sit down and have a talk. This quote which has traveled around was taken a bit out of context and would need some explaining.
Unfortunately, if you continue as you have been, you will not have a chance to go down in history as a great president. This would be very sad it seems for you – and for the country. You are causing suffering and division.
It’s not too late to turn the ship around. Point our ship toward a bright future for all. You can unite the country. Your soul will sing. Under great loving leadership, no one loses – everybody wins. It’s something I hope you think about and take to heart. All you need to do is treat all the people as you would like to be treated.
Sincerely,
David Lynch
David Lynch was in NYC not too long ago for the first Brooklyn edition of his Festival of Disruption, and he recently announced the lineup of the 2018 Los Angeles edition.
