President Donald Trump slammed filmmaker Spike Lee after Lee criticized the president in an Oscar speech on Feb. 24.
Trump took to Twitter on Monday morning to share his thoughts.
“Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts, etc.) than almost any other Pres!” Trump wrote.
The president’s reaction came after Lee used his Oscar speech to call for a rejection of Trump. Lee won an award for best original script for the film “Blackkklansman.”
“The 2020 presidential election is around the corner,” Lee said at the podium, reading from his notes. “Let’s all mobilize, let’s all be on the right side of history, let’s choose love over hate, let’s do the right thing.”
Lee received a standing ovation.
Lee has in the past been a vociferous critic of Trump. In May 2018, for instance, he repeatedly called Trump “a [expletive]” while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival. In August 2018, Lee called the president “agent orange.”
While Lee won an Oscar, he grew upset when “Green Book” was announced as the best picture and reportedly tried to leave the ceremony before the speeches had concluded.
Lee “was visibly angry when ‘Green Book’ was announced as the winner of best picture at the Oscars, waving his arms in disgust and appearing to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre before he was stopped at the doors. He returned to his seat when the speeches were over,” according to Associated Press reporter Andrew Dalton.
“I’m snakebit. Every time someone’s driving somebody, I lose,” Lee later said.
“The ref made a bad call.”
