Richard Gere doubts Dalai Lama could change Trump’s impact on America

Actor Richard Gere has suggested that not even the Dalai Lama can change President Donald Trump or the “astonishing” impact he has had on the country.

“Pretty Woman” actor spoke diversity on wednesday About Gere’s new documentary “The Wisdom of Happiness”, which includes comments from the Dalai Lama, whom he considers a close friend.

Gere said listening to the Dalai Lama’s speech made him think about how “very wrong” the United States was, but he doubted the Tibetan spiritual leader could influence Trump.

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“I don’t know if this is going to touch him,” Gere said. “I hope so. I would pray for it to happen. But boy, what he’s done to this country, I don’t know how 10 or 11 months from now he’s going to explain what it feels like to be an American. It’s just astonishing. It’s beyond anything anyone could have imagined.”

He encouraged Americans to take responsibility for the leaders they elect and instead support people who can create a better world.

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“If we want a world a certain way, then we have to elect leaders who have a similar vision to us and who will lead us toward that higher possibility — about who we are as individuals and how we can create a society, a world where people can live with the madness all day, every day, instead of this battlefield,” Gere said. “Especially, as I said, coming from this very crude mentality that we have in our leadership right now.”

Richard Gere criticized President Donald Trump, saying what he has done to the country is “staggering.” (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters; Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Gere has made many comments against Trump since his re-election, saying in September that he “nearly destroyed our country” in just six months.

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Gere said at the time: “We have a president who is completely crazy. He’s not just crazy. He’s a dark, dark presence. And it happened very quickly.”

In February, Gere criticized Trump as a “bully and a thug” and said America was in a dark place.

Actor Richard Gere told Europa Press in September that he believes President Trump nearly destroyed the United States in his second term. (European Press/Getty Images)

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“Authoritarianism gets us everywhere,” Gere continued. “We have to be alert. We have to be alert. We have to be energetic. We have to be brave. We have to be courageous. And all of us who are watching this — in the Spanish-speaking world and elsewhere — we have to be willing to stand up, to tell the truth, to be honest. And there is room in all of our lives for basic kindness, basic love and understanding.”