SPOTTED: Actor John Cusack — sans any boombox — making the rounds as he met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to push for President Trump
Donald John TrumpFederal watchdog accuses VOA parent company of wrongdoing under Trump appointee Lawsuit alleges 200K Georgia voters were wrongly purged from registration list Ivanka Trump gives deposition in lawsuit alleging misuse of inauguration funds MORE's impeachment on Thursday.
The "Say Anything" star was eyed by reporters in between chats with several lawmakers, including Rep. Ro Khanna
Rohit (Ro) KhannaOvernight Defense: Defense bill among Congress's year-end scramble | Iranian scientist's assassination adds hurdles to Biden's plan on nuclear deal | Navy scrapping USS Bonhomme Richard after fire Biden faces new Iran challenges after nuclear scientist killed Biden Cabinet picks largely unify Democrats — so far MORE (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler
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"Rep. Khanna is friends with John. He came by to catch up. [The] two share common views on progressive values and chatted about the work of Arundhati Roy," a spokeswoman said.
Reps for Nadler didn't get back to us about Cusack's visit.
But the entertainer — a vocal critic of Trump who's called him "dangerous" and "unhinged" — documented much of his day on the Hill, including what he described as an elevator ride with some proponents of the commander in chief.
To push for use of inherent contempt powers of congress and of course -impeachment
— John Cusack (@johncusack) May 16, 2019
RT @smotus: @rachaelmbade @johncusack @RepJerryNadler Is he there to buy, sell, or process anything?
Shared an elevator with a few maga cult members- that was fun -
— John Cusack (@johncusack) May 16, 2019
Disagree - historical record -trump needs to be removed from office -
— John Cusack (@johncusack) May 16, 2019
RT @laurmaniisfree: please…. why are they wasting this much fuckin time? there are so many better tasks they could focus on https://t.co/ndSXUHORmj
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocratic Women's Caucus members split endorsements for House campaign chief Bipartisan lawmakers condemn Trump for declaring victory prematurely Progressive lawmakers call for United Nations probe into DHS 'human rights abuses' MORE (D-Pa.) shared a snapshot of her with the 52-year-old performer as House Democrats held a marathon reading of special counsel Robert Mueller
Robert (Bob) MuellerBarr taps attorney investigating Russia probe origins as special counsel CNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting MORE's redacted report in a Capitol hearing room.
It was great to have @johncusack stop by as we are reading the #MuellerReport LIVE. https://t.co/zVAnc7hsFQ pic.twitter.com/veE3cx75Hk
— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) May 16, 2019
The actor was in town for a screening Thursday night of "High Fidelity" at the Warner Theatre in downtown Washington.
—Updated at 5:13 p.m.
