Former movie star, Johnny Depp, jokes about assassinating President Trump

Back when Obama was President, Democrats seemed pretty sure the entire country was a racist monstrosity desperate to assassinate the first black President. They were constantly expressing their grave concerns that - despite the fact that Obama won two overwhelmingly decisive electoral victories - Americans were a bunch of violent backwoods yokels hell bent on revolution. The lectures were as constant as their faux-panic. Not even rodeo clowns were spared scrutiny.

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“When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?”

Now, however, things have changed. These days, your left-wing superiors think killing the President is the height of comedy. Photographing yourself with his severed head is "brave," and - if you're a fiscally troubled ex-movie star like Johnny Depp - assassination jokes are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. Here's the foremerly-respected actor making a long, rambling, speech in which he wonders “When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?”

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As the guardian reports, Depp made his comments while introducing one of his old movies at the UK music festival, Glastonbury. The crowd seemed to love it, which is almost as creepy as his disheveled appearance comments.

“I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go,” Depp said, to cheers from the crowd. “It is just a question – I’m not insinuating anything. By the way, this is going to be in the press. It will be horrible. I like that you are all a part of it. “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” he asked in reference to the death of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. “I want to qualify, I am not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it has been a while and maybe it is time,” he added.

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Maybe it's just me, but if I was a one-time movie star with a dwindling career, an ex-wife accusing me of domestic violence, a nasty reputation for lying, and mounting financial woes, I might not be out there doing things that would make me even more toxic to potential employers. On the other hand, if I wanted to alienate half of the country where my career is based, thus insuring my future projects would face an uphill battle in terms of public perception and box office viability, this would be exactly the kind of thing I'd do. ...So, maybe that's what he's going for. Either way, now you know how Depp feels, and you can spend your movie-going dollars accordingly.

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