John Cusack ( The Raven ) is known to be a liberal activist and staunch supporter of the Obama administration. But the outspoken actor was displeased with how David Gregory, host of NBC’s political program Meet the Press , handled one of his guests on Sunday.
Gregory was interviewing Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald , who first broke the Edward Snowden NSA disclosures , when he asked him, if he shouldn’t be charged with a crime for having “aided and abetted” the former National Security Agency analyst.
Greenwald’s replied that it was:
“Pretty extraordinary that anybody who would call themselves a journalist would publicly muse about whether or not other journalists should be charged with felonies.”
Apparently this attempt at intimidating Greenwald didn’t sit well with John Cusack who took to Twitter on Sunday, making it very clear what he thought of Gregory’s suggestions.
Even though Cusack is an Obama supporter, he has criticized the President when he is not in agreement. His tweets also touch on what he thinks about how the administration is handling whistleblowers.
On Sunday, Ecuador’s foreign minister and WikiLeaks said that Snowden was headed to Ecuador to seek asylum.
During his interview with NBC’s Gregory, Greenwald declined to discuss where Snowden was headed. That refusal seemed to prompt Gregory to ask:
“To the extent that you have aided and abetted Snowden, even in his current movements, why shouldn’t you, Mr. Greenwald, be charged with a crime?”
Put David Gregory right up there with brooks https://t.co/VL9GQZzGOK
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 23, 2013
In my memory the lowest point for meet the press in its history -I’m sure someone sank lower – but was usually the guest @Thomas_Drake1
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 23, 2013
Who was lying ( see Cheny ) but from a host that was the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard t@Thomas_Drake1
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 23, 2013
She won’t likely be at any parties with David Gregory- cause she asks real questions – http://t.co/mrUO1vn5UR
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 23, 2013
More like same cheny – mixed with waren hardingRT @jerseygrl5 your thoughts? Obama is the New Nixon. http://t.co/jHWVWiO4dO via/ @JPBarlow
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 24, 2013
Cusack also retweeted several tweets to make his point further:
David Gregory faithfully aligns w/ gov’t: Aiding & abetting disclosures on vast privacy invasive spying is criminal. http://t.co/c6mT69V2GP
— Thomas Drake (@Thomas_Drake1) June 23, 2013
Mr. President, look in the mirror: when did America become a country to seek asylum from? Whistleblowers are not spies.
— Pierre Omidyar (@pierre) June 23, 2013
“Espionage = someone w/ classified info leaking to powers hostile to gov’t. We, the people, are those hostile powers” http://t.co/AMtzpr654N
— Heather Akers-Healy (@abbynormative) June 23, 2013
Do you think John Cusack was justified in attacking David Gregory on Twitter?