Posted 6 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownJosh Brolin Revealed All About His Past Friendship With Trump, And It's...
InterestingOK then.by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot TopicðŸ"¥ Full coverage and conversation on Politics You learn something new every day. Today, you're learning that Josh Brolin used to be friends with current US President Donald J. Trump. Bruce Glikas / WireImage The veteran actor brought up the surprising fact in a recent interview with the Independent, after explaining why he's "not scared" of Trump. "Even though he says he's staying forever, it's just not going to happen," he said. "And if it does, then I'll deal with that moment." Eyepix Group / Future Publishing via Getty Images "But having been a friend of Trump before he was president, I know a different guy," Josh went on to say, claiming that Trump's origin story of real estate development "in the middle of a cesspool city" (I assume he's talking about NYC, which, rude) was "interesting" to him. "Now it's power unmitigated â€" it's unregulated," he added. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images "There is no greater genius than him in marketing," Josh continued while attempting to put into words why Trump has appealed to enough Americans to be elected as president twice. "He takes the weakness of the general population and fills it." Gareth Cattermole / Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things PoliticsSee our Politics Discussions "That's why I think a lot of people feel that they have a mascot in him. I think it's much less about Trump than it is about the general population and their need for validation." Grant Baldwin / Getty Images OK then!