'He admires him': Donald Trump slammed as Anthony Hopkins 'appalled' by his frequent Hannibal Lecter references

WASHINGTON, DC: During his rallies, Donald Trump has been referencing the iconic fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter in many comments.

It is extraordinary when Trump calls Sir Anthony Hopkins' character, Hannibal Lecter from the 1991 movie 'The Silence of the Lambs', the 'late great Hannibal Lecter' because Lecter is neither 'late' nor 'great', according to Meidas Touch.

Anthony Hopkins expresses shock  by Trump's Hannibal Lecter comments

In a conversation with Deadline Hollywood, Sir Anthony Hopkins offered his opinion. The conversation, which was supposed to center on Hopkin's part in the upcoming Peacock series 'Those About to Die', took an unexpected turn when the reporter brought up Trump's frequent allusions to Lecter.

The interviewer asked Hopkins, "I have to mention one of your greatest characters, Hannibal Lecter because he's come up a lot during this election campaign here in America with Donald Trump speaking about him at his rallies as if he's a real person."

In reply, Hopkins laughed and said, "I didn't know that. Hannibal, that's a long time ago that movie. God, that was over 30 years ago. I'm shocked and appalled by what you've told me about Trump."

Notably, during his lengthy and discursive address at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18 night, Trump made his most recent allusion to the mythical cannibal.

When Trump was informing the US people about immigrants escaping from mental hospitals and pursuing them, he brought up Hannibal.

He asked the crowd, "Has anyone seen Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter. He'd love to have you for dinner." Moreover, over the past few months, Trump's frequent remarks to Hannibal Lecter have sparked worries about his mental health.

Donald Trump slammed for his Hannibal Lecter comments during RNC

Many people on the internet took jibes at the former President as he has been referencing the iconic fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter in several comments during his rallies, the most recent one during the RNC.

A user wrote on X, "He's not the only one!" while one added, "He has told the same joke about him for months. “He’d love to have you for dinner.” He can’t even deliver it well."

A person also stated, "He thinks "asylum" means nut house..not political shelter.. He's that stupid" whereas one mentioned, "It's so weird, but he is working on mental conditioning his nubbies to make someone bad look appealing and good. That's my own opinion."

A user also wrote, "Trump doesn’t realize he’s an actor but is utterly fascinated by him and his continual references to him. I think he admires him."

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