George Clooney has criticized the White House for its "infantile name calling" following Communications Director Steven Cheung's criticism of Clooney's acting abilities during an escalating war with Iran. This comes after President Donald Trump threatened to destroy an entire civilization unless Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this, Clooney addressed the president's threat at an event in Cuneo, Italy, calling it a war crime. Some congressional Democrats and right-wing commentators have called for the president to be removed from office by impeachment or by stripping him of his powers.