Trump Mocks Academy Awards for Honoring South Korean Movie

President questions why ‘Parasite’ won best picture award
Distributor of the subtitled movie says that Trump can’t read

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 20.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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By Justin Sink and Josh Wingrove

February 21, 2020 at 1:57 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump mocked the Academy Awards for honoring the movie “Parasite” as the best picture.

“By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year? Did you see?” Trump said Thursday night at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “And the winner is: A movie from South Korea, what the hell was that all about? We got enough problems with South Korea with trade, on top of it they give them the best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know.”