SPOTTED: Actor John Cusack — sans any boombox — making the rounds as he met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to push for President Trump
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The "Say Anything" star was eyed by reporters in between chats with several lawmakers, including Rep. Ro Khanna
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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 ScanlonHere are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment GOP leader, Ocasio-Cortez give boost to lawmaker pay hike Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage 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
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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.
