Joe Biden and Morgan Freeman.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty; TCD/ProdDB/Alamy
Chip Somodevilla/Getty; TCD/ProdDB/Alamy
President Joe Bidenis catching up with some Hollywood presidents.
“You may have heard I’ve got a big speech coming up. So, I thought I would hear from some folks who have done the job before — sort of,” Biden wrote onX (formerly known as Twitter). “I’ve never spoken to so many presidents all at one time.”
Freeman, 86, offers the first piece of advice — as the former commander in chief fromDeep Impact— and jokes about what he had to deal with as president.
“Well, sir, in my capacity as president, all I had to deal with was a meteor,” began Freeman. “One of the things that came out of that with my speech to the people was hope. Hope is the strongest force we have in this country.”
Morgan Freeman in “Deep Impact.".TCD/ProdDB/Alamy
TCD/ProdDB/Alamy
Goldwyn, who starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC series, offered, “Tell them that you exist for them. Tell them they make you a better man.” He then referencedKerry Washington’s character’s pastime and told Biden to “wind down with popcorn and red wine.”
Tony Goldwyn in “Scandal.".Nicole Wilder/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Nicole Wilder/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Davis joked that during her term on the Fox seriesCommander in Chief, “every week, there was a new crisis” she had to “face.”
Geena Davis in “Commander in Chief.".Peter “Hopper” Stone/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Peter “Hopper” Stone/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
The American Presidentactor Douglas shared some wisdom about approaching the presidency and leadership with love.
“From my experience of being commander in chief, I learned that having a loving partner changes everything,” said Douglas, 79. “Love and compassion as a leader are strengths. They’re not weaknesses and are key to your character.”
Like the other presidents, he also made a cheeky reference to his film and told Biden, “Don’t forget to save a dance for the first lady in the East Room.”
Michael Douglas in “The American President.".Francois Duhamel/Castle Rock/Universal/Wildwood/Kobal/Shutterstock
Francois Duhamel/Castle Rock/Universal/Wildwood/Kobal/Shutterstock
Independence Daystar Pullman closed out the video and joked how during his presidency he “had it easy,” adding, “We just had invaders coming in from outer space wanting to mess with us, and that tends to unify people.”
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The actor then shared, “When people look at all that you have managed to do, they are going to remember, time will remember, always, the importance of your words when you say that thing about, ‘There’s nothing, there’s nothing that we cannot do when we do it together.'”
President Biden willaddress a joint session of Congressat the U.S. Capitol on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET
source: people.com
