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Posted: 2020-02-21T23:04:07Z | Updated: 2020-02-21T23:07:44Z Bette Midler Has Divine Comeback To Trump's 'Parasite' Comments | HuffPost

Bette Midler Has Divine Comeback To Trump's 'Parasite' Comments

After the president complained about the South Korean film's Oscar win, she tweeted, "Im more upset that a parasite won the White House."

President Donald Trump ’s mocking and disparaging comments about the Best Picture Oscar win for “Parasite” really bugged Bette Midler .

And the Divine Miss M. had a divine clap back to the president’s gripe about the South Korean blockbuster on Friday.

The president, in comments during a Thursday rally in Colorado,  turned movie critic and indulged his xenophobic side.

“How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked his crowd. “’And the winner is a movie from South Korea. What the hell was that all about?”

He continued:

“We’ve got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of it, they give them the best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know.”

Midler sensed a good set up for a joke and fired back on Twitter: 

The actor and singer wasn’t the only one who skewered the president’s lack of appreciation of a great film.

Neon, “Parasite’s” U.S. distributor fired back at Trump with this pointed tweet:

Trump in his riff on cinema also asked, “Can we get “Gone With the Wind” back please?” the 1939 blockbuster that, as many were quick to note , includes demeaning stereotypes of Black characters and a romanticization of the South and slavery  on the eve of the Civil War.

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