Obama is ‘the greatest hoax’ perpetrated on US, claims Eastwood

Clint Eastwood has broken his silence on his infamous speech at the Republican National Convention, saying President Barack Obama is “the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people”.

In an interview with a California newspaper, Eastwood said he got the idea for his “very unorthodox” speech at the Republican convention hours ahead of time, and made a last-minute decision to cast an empty chair as an invisible Obama, going on to berate the imaginary president at length.

The Dirty Harry star told the Carmel Pine Cone that he had little public speaking experience, but felt his improvised chat with Obama had accomplished his goals.