Hollywood stars have been rushing to the nearest microphone to ridicule President Donald Trump for the past decade.
But much to the delight of the president’s millions of supporters, the White House is perfectly comfortable fighting fire with an even hotter fire.
And that was evident in the devastating rebuttal from White House communications chief Steven Cheung to recent comments by actor Richard Gere.
As Breitbart reported:
“Sorry, not going to listen to a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass,” Cheung wrote in a Monday X post, sharing a screenshot of a 2020 article published by MEL Magazine, headlined, “A Highly Questionable Cultural History of Richard Gere’s Ass Gerbil.”
“The rumor has endured for decades, becoming as deeply embedded in pop culture as that alleged gerbil itself. Who would have thought Gere himself would come out of it looking so enlightened?” the first paragraph of the MEL Magazine article read.
In his post, Cheung was reacting to a video shared by another X user, which showed Gere praising the USAID and attacking President Donald Trump in a June interview with the Associated Press.
“USAID was probably the most pure thing that America did up to that moment,” the actor said at the time, adding, “It was a giveaway program to needy people — whether it was health, education, women’s issues, it was all kinds of stuff — he [Trump] stopped that day one.”
Here’s some of the reaction Cheung’s post received:
Steven,,,,you know how to draw out the TDS crew,,,,,ROFLOL,,,,,,,well played, bravo!
— Paul Douglas (@PaulDougla93357) July 22, 2026
I’m convinced he thinks that people forgot about this before he started talking and providing his unsolicited opinions
— billiamz 🇺🇸 (@billiamz15) July 20, 2026
my brain forgot that for a reason. 🤣🤣😂😂😂
richard gere, no one cares about what you think, i forgot you even existed.
— c3d (@cedriarchy) July 20, 2026
Here’s more on Gere’s latest anti-Trump rhetoric, per The Hill:
“He is an old man; he’s a damaged personality. You can see he must have had horrible childhood to be the man that he is now,” he added.
Gere has previously strongly criticized Trump, describing him as a “maniac”who has dismantled American institutions and brought the country to its darkest moment.
The Golden Globe award-winning actor said he believes the nation can learn and even rebuild after the second Trump presidency, despite Gere’s concerns about Trump’s impact on the country’s political affairs.
And here’s some additional coverage of his recent remarks:
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