In an interview with The Daily Beast, liberal actor Owen Wilson referred to presidential candidate Donald Trump as "The Charlie Sheen of politics,"
Politico reported.
"You can’t help but get a kick out of him, and I think part of it is we’re so used to politicians on both sides sounding like actors at press junkets — it’s sort of by rote, and they say all the right things," he said.
"So here’s somebody who’s not following that script. It’s like when Charlie Sheen was doing that stuff — like, wow! He’s answering a question completely honestly, and in an entertaining way. You sort of feel he could be a character from 'Network.'"
While the actor admitted that he's been enjoying watching Trump stir the Republican presidential pot, he also admits that he isn't taking the White House GOP hopeful seriously.
"I don’t know if I’m not taking it as seriously as I should," Wilson said.
"The guy is a showman. You have to sort of get a kick out of the guy. It is entertaining, for sure. That’s why people are tuning in."
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