George Clooney spoke French on the Golden Globes stage after Donald Trump celebrated the French citizenship received by the actor.
When he took the stage to present the award for Best Drama Film at the Golden Globes 2026, George Clooney spoke French, clearly responding to Donald Trump, who celebrated the recently granted French citizenship to the actor and his family.
Alongside Don Cheadle, his co-star in “Ocean’s Eleven”, Clooney, 64, greeted the audience saying: “Bonsoir, mes amis. C’est un honneur d’être ici.”
The news of the French citizenship granted to the actor and filmmaker, his wife Amal, and their children Alexander and Ella, was celebrated by the U.S. president in a social media post at the end of last year.
“Good news! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political predictors of all time, have officially become citizens of France, which, unfortunately, is in the middle of a major crime problem due to their absolutely horrible handling of immigration, very much like what we’ve had under the Joe Biden administration,” Trump wrote in the post.
According to the magazine People, Clooney responded to the provocation with irony in a statement made on January 2, where he said: “I totally agree with the current president. We have to make America great again. We will start in November,” referring to the upcoming midterm elections.
George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, officially received French citizenship in late December 2025. Their eight-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, were also included in the naturalization decree published in the French Official Journal.
Having lived in the European country since 2021, the actor often cites France’s strict privacy laws as the main reason for moving there with his family, noting that these laws protect his children from paparazzi and allow them to have a more normal life.
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