Bryan Cranston Slams Donald Trump's Hatred Of The Press At Tony Awards

Bryan Cranston didnt need to zing President Donald Trump by name to get his point across at the Tony Awards Sunday.

In receiving his award for Best Leading Actor in a Play as Howard Beale in Network, he slammed the presidents demonization of the press.

Howard Beale is a fictitious TV newsman who found his way into the line of fire because of his pursuit of the truth, and I would like to dedicate this to all the real journalists around the world who actually are in the line of fire with their pursuit of the truth, Cranston said.

The media is not the enemy of the people. Demagoguery is the enemy of the people.

Trump earlier on Sunday attacked The New York Times and CNN for reporting his claimed deal with Mexico to curb immigration contained little that hadnt already been covered in prior agreements. Trump raged at the outlets as truly The Enemy of the People!

Cranstons dig was somewhat subtle compared to last years Tonys, in which Robert De Niro said Fuck Trump twice during the telecast and was bleeped out.

This years Tonys were relatively light on politics, The Daily Beast reported.

Cranston, who once said hed move to Canada if Trump were elected, has criticized the president and his administration before without a direct mention.

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But there was no mistaking Cranstons target at the Tonys.

Its absurd to think that the media is the enemy of the people, the Breaking Bad actor said backstage at Radio City Music Hall. If that message keeps getting propagated over and over and over again, sometimes it starts to seep in. And the perception of the truth is often more important than the truth, because if people believe it, it doesnt matter whether its true or not.

Its absurd to think that the media is the enemy of the people. Bryan Cranston explains why he called out Trumps attacks on journalists during his #TonyAwards speech. pic.twitter.com/2JZ3TPo095

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Its absurd to think that the media is the enemy of the people. Bryan Cranston explains why he called out Trumps attacks on journalists during his #TonyAwards speech. pic.twitter.com/2JZ3TPo095
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