Last of the Hollywood libertarians: why the outrage over Vince Vaughn’s handshake with Trump? – The Telegraph

Another year, another upset after a major Hollywood star was spotted socialising with President Trump and his wife Melania.

Butpap shots of, say, Ellen Degeneres cosying up to George W Bush or Kanye West donning a MAGA cap are doubly powerful because the political allegiances of such celebrities are usually kept fairly quiet. However, that Vince Vaughn should be sympathetic to the right shouldn't come as a massive surprise.

The actor, who reached the peak of his powers in the Noughties with goofball romcoms such as Wedding Crashers and The Break-Up (during which, ironically,he met his most famous A-lister former beau Jennifer Aniston), has long used his profile to discuss his libertarian views on gun control, drugs and taxes.

On Monday night, Twitter was sent a-flutter after photographs and video footage showed Vaughn enthusiastically catching up with President Trump and the First Lady at a college football game in New Orleans. Vaughnwas spotted shaking hands and briefly sitting next to the Trumps to engage in an animated conversation, before carrying on with his evening.

When video taken byUS journalist Timothy Burke made its way to Twitter, with thecaption, "I'm very sorry to have to share this video with you. All of it, every part of it", it swiftly gained thousands of views and such a polarised response it was difficult to know who was serious, who was mocking, and which side of the spectrum those involved occupied.

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Last of the Hollywood libertarians: why the outrage over Vince Vaughn's handshake with Trump? - The Telegraph