Harvey Weinstein revealed on Saturday that he wasn’t sure how he felt about Barack and Michelle Obama when Hillary Clinton — a longtime friend — was defeated by Obama in the Democratic primary.
“I strongly support Hillary. When she lost, Michelle invited me back in … but I thought I was going to sit that one out,” Weinstein said during his keynote speech at the 38th annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium, hosted by the UCLA School of Law.
“But [the Obamas] are definitely idealists and care deeply about this country. I was very impressed by them. And the first lady is beyond beyond,” he said.
Weinstein, who has become close to the Obamas, also defended Hillary Clinton, saying it is “complete bullshit” for some conservatives to blame her for the Benghazi embassy attack. (At the same time, he added he is on friendly terms with Fox News chief Roger Ailes.)