Rob Reiner tells Ali Velshi that Trump’s continued free speech crackdown could plunge the U.S. into a “full-on autocracy » within « a year. »
Actor and director Rob Reiner is issuing a warning amid Donald Trump’s continued crackdown on free speech, cautioning that the United States has only a year before it becomes a “full-on autocracy” and “democracy completely leaves us.”
Reiner made the stark warning during a discussion with MSNBC host Ali Velshi about AppleTV+’s recent postponement of “The Savant,” a new miniseries that stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online extremist groups. The program’s premiere was delayed after the killing of Charlie Kirk.
The streaming giant didn’t mention Kirk in its statement, with an Apple TV+ spokesperson saying the decision came after “careful consideration.” Upon the official announcement, Chastain made it clear she was “not aligned” with Apple’s decision. “I’ve never shied away from difficult subjects, and while I wish this show wasn’t so relevant, unfortunately it is,” she wrote in a statement.
