The actor praised Zelenskyy and Ukraine saying, "You realize what we've all been missing" in the U.S..
"It's an exciting moment in history . . . They look at each other and they say we're together," Penn added about the nation's prevailing unity. "[Zelenskyy] is the face of so many Ukrainians. And yet, it's not conceivable that he could've known the day before that he would really be able to rise up," Penn told O'Donnell. "This is leadership that we aspire to. "It is clear to me that the Ukrainians will win this. ". . . But we have to get on with life," Penn continued. Penn had traveled to Ukraine in November 2021 for a couple months filming a Vice Studios documentary about the invasion and current political turmoil. "I made the first phone call to you," Hannity said.
Sean Penn talked with Fox News and MSNBC Tuesday to praise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and call for united support from Americans.
"I met him face-to-face the day before the invasion," Penn said. "I don’t think I’ve got time to indulge my lack of trust, which becomes a petty thing when people and babies are being vaporized," Penn said. Hannity opened his interview with Penn by recalling the first conversation they had when the anchor asked him to come on the show.
In February, the actor was in Ukraine shooting a documentary for Vice about the Russian invasion of the country. He has since traveled between Ukraine and ...
"I made the first phone call to you," Hannity said. When you step into a country of incredible unity, you realize what we've all been missing. But we have to get on with life.' We all talk about how divisive things are, how divided things are here.
Sean Penn does not trust Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity for "a lot of reasons." The award-winning actor and director appeared on "Hannity" Tuesday and ...
You don’t get it done in a day.” Although the two did not agree on everything, the interview was kept civil. “But we have to get on with life….
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn on Tuesday called for unity and support for Ukraine during appearances on MSNBC and Fox News after returning from the country.
We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. “The Ukrainians are fighting to win. “We’ve got to get back on track together,” Penn added in a call for U.S. unity.
Penn said he had too much “baggage” involving Hannity to trust him despite the two of them never having met before.
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The actor visited the right-wing Fox News host for a chat about the war in Ukraine.
“You don’t get it all done in a day.” And I don’t think that I’ve got time to indulge my lack of trust, which becomes a petty thing.” “We all talk about how divisive things are, how divided things are here,” he continued.
Actor makes series of TV appearances to boost support in the US for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the country's effort to repel Russia.
Penn has continued to vocally support the Ukrainian cause, calling for private money to buy fighter planes for the Ukrainian air force and demanding that Zelenskiy be allowed to speak at the Oscars ceremony, saying he would “ smelt [his Oscars] in public” if it didn’t happen. Our country is grateful to him for such a show of courage and honesty … The more people like that – true friends of Ukraine, who support the fight for freedom – the quicker we can stop this heinous invasion by Russia.” It’s the kind of moving that we need to be able to get [to the US], which is borderline a kind of populist lapdance of a nation at this point.
Ukrainians will win this,” the Oscar winner said on the politically opposed platforms, both of which he visited in a single night.
Penn has continued to visit crisis zones in the area for both the doc and his humanitarian efforts with the Community Organized Relief Effort ( CORE), a group he cofounded in 2010. “It’s the kind of moving that we need to be able to get [to the United States], which is borderline a kind of populist lap dance of a nation at this point. It’s not every night that coverage on the politically opposed cable-news channels Fox News and MSNBC align.
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, actor Sean Penn opens up about his experience documenting the war in Ukraine.
The actor also reflected on meeting Zelensky “face to face for the first time” the day before the invasion, which is included in his forthcoming documentary. “You know what happens,” Penn said. But the“Licorice Pizza” actor had already been there since November, working on a project about Ukrainian culture and Zelensky. ... It was in his eyes.” And here we are.” When the movie star brought up his first conversation with Zelensky, the Fox News commentator interrupted to ask, “Did you trust him? “If you were on this set 99 out of 100 times, we probably would be in full disagreement, right?” Did I keep my word?” We never have met before.” But when you step into a country of such incredible unity, you realize what we have all been missing. “I made a phone call to you. Hannity, however, was fixated on Penn’s trust issues.
The 61-year-old filmmaker has been in and out of Ukraine filming a documentary about the country for months.
“You don’t get it all done in a day.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “As a badge of honour at my house … I got the full screen that I dominate as an enemy of the state with you in the foreground.”