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Kit Roberts
Morgan Freeman has slammed Donald Trump in a new interview, condemning the president as a 'felon'.
Freeman appeared on MS NOW, where he didn't hold back in his condemnation of Trump during his second term in the White House.
During the interview, the Shawshank Redemption star condemned Trump, accusing him of 'leading us down a s**t hole'.
Freeman also drew attention to Trump's 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records, including payments made to an adult film star.
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Trump was given an unconditional discharge over the felonies, meaning that he wouldn't face any prison time or fines for the offences, and is appealing his conviction.
Since his conviction however he is considered to be a felon, and will remain so unless his convictions are overturned.
Freeman questioned how a 'convicted felon' was allowed to become president.
He said: "We have somebody sitting in the White House who's leading us down a s**t hole. I can't personally understand how a convicted felon, convicted, 34 felonies, counts of wrongdoing, gets to be president. How do you do that?"
Freeman added: "It just doesn't make sense to me."
The veteran Hollywood actor went on to make a strong comparison between Trump's immigration crackdown with 'Germany in 1935'.
Last Word host Lawrence O'Donnell asked: "With your life experience, did it feel like we were going backwards?"
"I’m constantly reminded of Germany in 1935,' Freeman replied.
"What was happening there, the Brownshirts, those people that are marching through, particularly Berlin and rounding up people, putting them in boxcars, sending them off."
Freeman went on to urge people who are concerned about the future of the US to take action.
"I don’t know what I would say to young people, other than, if you are at all aware of where we’re headed, where we are right now and where we’re headed," he said.
"And if you don’t agree with it, there was one sure way to change the direction of our country: vote."
Reports have emerged alleging poor and inhumane in detention centers.
Speaking to the Independent Elora Mukherjee, the director of Columbia Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, raised concern about a reported measles outbreak at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in rural Texas.
“Hundreds of children and families remain detained and at risk at Dilley. This is unconscionable," she said, adding: “Detaining immigrant children in inhumane and degrading conditions is illegal, unconstitutional, and un-American."
UNILAD has approached the White House for comment.