Hollywood director Spike Lee slammed President Donald Trump for being "on the wrong side of history" — and lashed out at rapper Kanye West for a sloppy rewrite of slavery's history.
In an interview posted by The Hollywood Reporter, the politically provocative director criticized Trump for "dog whistle stuff" that has given white supremacists a public stage.
"They get the signal – that's what happened in Charlottesville," the "Do The Right Thing" director said of the white nationalist groups that descended upon the Virginia college town in August 2017.
Calling Trump "Agent Orange," Lee said also denounced Trump's comments after the riots in Charlottesville, Virgina, saying they will be his epitaph.
"Agent Orange refused to repudiate the Klan, the alt-right, and the Nazis. 'There's good people on both sides.' That's going to be on his gravestone," Lee said. "He's on the wrong side of history."
The director also questioned recent comments on slavery by West.
"I pray for my brother," Lee told THR. "I pray for my brother. I pray for him."
But on Instagram, Lee was more direct about West's suggestion slavery was a "choice."
"I Would Not Be Surprised If OUR Ancestors Are Not Pleased With Your Uneducated Comments," Lee posted, adding: "WAKE UP."
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