John Cusack: If Trump Thinks Chicago Will Be a ‘Fascist Hub,’ ‘No Chance’

CUSASK: “The whole country was founded on kings.”
reporter: “This is your city. What do you see happening to your city right now?”
CUSACK: “Everyone knows the score, right? The authoritarians divide and conquer and they create and other, and then they pick on it and then pick on the person and harass them, jail them. And that’s all used as a distraction so they can steal as much as they can, maintain power. We all know history. So that’s what he’s doing. And we have masked goons roaming the streets, hiding their faces, abducting people.”
reporter: “What is the most upsetting headline for you? When you see something in the news, does it hit you in your gut? Does it hit you in your heart?”
CUSACK: “It’s all upsetting. Seeing sort of a fascist authoritarian, seeing that sort of cosplay that the right-wing has been fooling around for so long, seeing it kind of devolve into the real thing is — is predictable, but deeply saddening.”
reporter: “You’re a storyteller. What is the story of Chicago?”
CUSACK: “Go to hell.”
reporter: “Is that the message from Chicago?”
CUSASK: “Yes. What’s interesting is that he doesn’t understand that all the labor rights around the world came from this town, this place. So if he thinks this place is going to be a fascist hub, no chance.”