Johnny Depp Jokes About Assasinating Donald Trump

While introducing his 2004 film, The Libertines, at the Glastonbury festival, Depp said, “I think [Trump] needs help. And this is going to be in the press and it'll be horrible. But I like that you are all part of it.” Then, Depp seemed to reference John Wilkes Booth — the actor who killed President Abraham Lincoln —saying, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? I want to clarify: I'm not an actor. I lie for a living however it's been a while. Maybe it's about time."

With his controversial remarks, Depp joins a group of celebrities who have publically announced the extent of their hatred for Trump. At the Washington D.C. Women’s March in January, Madonna made a fiery speech to huge applause, saying, “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I’m outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House, but I know that this won’t change anything.”

Trump certainly doesn’t let these comments slip by. After comedian Kathy Griffin posed for a photo, holding up his fake, bloody head, she was fired by CNN, dropped from an ad campaign and investigated by the Secret Service. In response to the backlash, Griffin stated, "I don't think I'm going to have a career after this. I'm going to be honest, he broke me. A sitting president of the United States and his grown children, and the First Lady, personally, I feel, are trying to ruin my life forever."

Snoop Dogg also received backlash from Trump after filming a satirical music video in which he appears to shoot a clown version of the President, called Ronald Klump, with a toy pistol.
In typical Trump fashion, the orange-haired President admonished Snoop via Twitter, posting,

Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2017

Snoop responded to the controversy by suggesting that there are bigger issues behind the video. "Any time I drop something, I’m trying to fill in a void,” he says. “I feel like it’s a lot of people making cool records, having fun, partying, but nobody’s dealing with the real issue with this f***ing clown as President, and the sh*t that we dealing with out here, so I wanted to take time out to push pause on a party record and make one of these records for the time being."

As for Depp, it’s probably safe to assume that there will be an angry tweet or two from Trump headed his way in the next few days.