Actor Martin Sheen had some harsh words for President Donald Trump, calling him “biggest nothing in the world.”
Sheen, who played President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet on “The West Wing,” was on Nicolle Wallace’s “The Best People” podcast that was taped earlier and published Monday, per Fox News.
The actor said Trump’s administration was corrupt and joyless.
He also said ICE agents were wearing masks out of shame.
“There’s no heroes in there. There’s no music. There’s no laughter. There’s no self-effacement. There’s no joy in that room. It smells of ego and fear and false worship,” Sheen said.
Wallace praised Sheen’s portrayal as president as “one of the best presidents we’ve ever known.”
Sheen gave a little spiritual advice. He said humans “start as a ‘nothing,’” but, “through accepting vulnerability, can awaken their inner humanity,” the outlet reported.
“So the big guy in the White House, if he would take some personal advice — you got to realize, sir, that you are the biggest ‘nothing’ in the world,” Sheen said. “And sir, you stop there. You stop listening to all these people around you, these sycophants, who are encouraging you to be your nonhuman self.”
“Get in touch with your humanity,” Sheen continued. “Stop fussing with your hair and don’t worry about your tie, and stand up straight and speak clearly, not from your throat. Speak from your heart and start being human. That’s what you were made for, not golf. So there you are, Mr. President. With all due respect, sir.”
