Hollywood actor Matt Damon said President Obama is being bullied, and the American public should give him a little leeway — he’s only trying to bolster his manhood.
Mr. Obama is being unfairly pressured into making unpopular political decision — and he’s struggling, especially since he doesn’t have a military background, Mr. Damon said, the New Republic reported.
Some of Mr. Obama’s recent challenges: Obamacare and the Edward Snowden spy scandal, Mr. Damon said.
But he’s not to blame — and the American public should cut him some slack, the actor said, the New Republic reported.
Mr. Damon said in the Guardian Weekend magazine: “It just seems to have taken this weird, Orewellian turn. It’s surreal. I don’t know where we are now … I think it’s tough for guys who weren’t in the military. One, their manhood is kind of challenged on some level, I imagine, and they allow themselves to get bullied. And two, they’re just politically afraid of either looking soft or looking incompetent, so they overcompensate.”
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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