Late actor Sean Connery embroiled in ANOTHER liberal controversy after Trump tweets story claiming iconic Scot ‘helped’ him

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Trump was slammed for making the actor’s death about himself, despite numerous other public figures having also shared anecdotes about Connery and photos of themselves with him. Others simply rebooted past criticism and slated both the actor and Trump as misogynists. 

“I got four words into that Trump Sean Connery tweet before muttering ‘before I get to the end of this tweet he will make this about himself’ and lol,” Daily Beast White House Reporter Asawin Suebsaeng tweeted. 

“He was a great actor but interesting that you would regard him as a ‘great man.’ He beat women,” actress Mia Farrow tweeted in response to the president.

Only Trump could make Sir Sean Connery’s passing about him! 🙄 https://t.co/DOG7Qyjshx

— Rod Smith 🥃 (@pompeyrod) November 1, 2020

OMG @realDonaldTrump manages to make the death of Sean Connery about him.#VoteHimOut https://t.co/AOgG6nfkrp

— oxfordgirl (@oxfordgirl) November 1, 2020

More words from Trump about Sean Connery than for families of US Covid victims. https://t.co/JLSrRVVbSu

— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) November 1, 2020

In other words, what made Sean Connery quite a guy in Trump’s eyes was that he helped Trump. The narcissistic sociopath speaks again. https://t.co/WcOnzK07m9

— Clyde Haberman (@ClydeHaberman) November 1, 2020

He even makes the death of James Bond about him. https://t.co/ATNuqqb5n9

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 1, 2020

Actress Patricia Arquette responded to Trump’s tweet by accusing Connery of being “an anti Semite,” though without providing any evidence. 

He was also an anti Semite.

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) November 1, 2020

Well, I guess since Trump collects misogynists who like to hit women like kids collect candy on Halloween, we shouldn't be all that surprised he just loves Connery.

— 2PupsMom (@2PupsMommy) November 1, 2020

The Donald destroying Sean Connery's legacy quicker than the actor's comments about domestic violence ever could. https://t.co/en2nbBWZAE

— Curt Swaggers (@curtswaggers) November 1, 2020

Some have accused the president of exaggerating his relationship with Connery to capitalize on the star’s death, but the two had certainly been pictured together at numerous events over the years, and Trump had previously cited Connery’s help with his Scottish businesses. 

Trump reportedly told then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018 that Connery had been “better” than his own appeals lawyer in securing approval for projects in Scotland. Perhaps as a thank you, Connery was the first member of Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire. 

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