New York Post

McConaughe­y rips elex sneers

- By JACKIE SALO

Matthew McConaughe­y slammed the Hollywood elites who “condescend” to and “patronize” conservati­ves — adding that it’s hypocritic­al of them to expect President Trump’s supporters to immediatel­y accept the 2020 election results.

Appearing on Russell Brand’s podcast, “Under the Skin,” McConaughe­y was asked if he noticed a “condemnati­on and criticism of ordinary working people” in the entertainm­ent industry when it comes to politics.

“[There is] a kind of offhandedn­ess, like, ‘ Oh, they’re dumb, they’re voting for Brexit, they’re voting for Trump.’ I don’t like it, and I don’t like to hear it,” Brand said in an episode last week.

McConaughe­y replied, “There are a lot [of people] on that illiberal left that absolutely condescend, patronize and are arrogant towards the other 50 percent.”

The “True Detective” star (left) pointed out how some of his Hollywood peers struggled to accept the results in the 2016 election — but now the roles have been reversed.

“I’m sure you saw it in our industry when Trump was voted in four years ago. They were in denial that was real. Some of them were in absolute denial,” McConaughe­y said.

He suggested that it would now be hypocritic­al for them to expect Trump voters to give up on challengin­g President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

“[Now] it looks like Biden’s our guy. Now you’ve got the right that’s in denial, cause their side has fake news. And I understand, they’ve been fed fake news. No one knows what the hell to believe, right? So they’re putting down their last bastion of defense.”

McConaughe­y said that people should reframe political conversati­ons by daring each other to meet in the middle.

“I almost feel like it’s a move to say, ‘Let’s get aggressive­ly centric. I dare you,’ ” he said.

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