Actor Dev Patel has described Donald Trump's controversial U.S. travel ban as "horrible" and "divisive". He's among Hollywood stars at the Screen Actors Guild Awards who criticised the move as 'unamerican'.
Speaking on the red carpet in Los Angeles last night, he said it's heartbreaking for those affected:
(Head to the 1.30 mark on the video)
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Donald Trump says the controversial travel ban imposed at the weekend is aimed at preventing terrorism. He's insisting the order affecting people from seven mainly-Muslim countries is not about religion.
The development has been met with angry protests in cities and airports across the US.
Ashton Kutch who opened the SAG Awards slammed Trump's move on Twitter
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My wife came to this country on a refugee visa in the middle of the Cold War! My blood is boiling right now!</p>— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk/status/825821589027463168">January 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have never been a nation built on fear. Compassion that is the root ethic of America. Our differences are fundamental 2R sustainability.</p>— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk/status/825824829697699840">January 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If standing for the America that doesn't discriminate makes me a left wing actor who is out of touch. Fuck it.</p>— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk/status/825876999210045441">January 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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