Mindy Kaling Slams Trump in Commencement Address
by EG
Ocean's Eight star Mindy Kaling didn't have any kind words for Donald Trump in her commencement address at Dartmouth College over the weekend. She did, however, say that she and the president have something in common. Read out to find out what it is.
Via Page Six.
HANOVER, N.H. — Mindy Kaling took on President Donald Trump in her Sunday commencement address to Dartmouth College graduates, suggesting he may have “tweeted us into war” with Wakanda, the fictional country from “Black Panther.”
“I’ll tell you my secret, the one thing that keeps me going, my superpower: delusion,” Kaling said in her speech amid laughter. “This is something I share with the president, a fact that is both horrifying and interesting.”
Thank you @dartmouth, my Alma Mater, for welcoming me back to deliver today’s commencement speech. To say it was an honor is an understatement. #Dartmouth18s (You can watch it here: https://t.co/vd3PSf5Nlp) pic.twitter.com/cQcyOdaRze
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) June 10, 2018
The 38-year-old actor, writer and comedian graduated from the Ivy League school in 2001. She received an honorary degree during the ceremony.
Kaling remarked that Trump is a testament to how far someone can go if they believe they are the smartest, most successful person in the world. She encouraged the graduates to have “insane confidence” in themselves, even if it’s not real.
Back at @dartmouth! Oh heyyyy old dorm room ✌🏾 pic.twitter.com/efdyjcVgEv
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) June 10, 2018
A few years after her own graduation, Kaling became a writer and producer for “The Office,” and played Kelly Kapoor on the show. She was the first woman of color to create, write, produce and star in a comedy show. That show, “The Mindy Project,” ran for six seasons. She has also written a pair of best-selling memoirs.
Her new film, the female-led “Ocean’s 8,” opened at number one this weekend.
Her experiences at Dartmouth have occasionally served as fodder for her writing and comedy. During her time there, she majored in play-writing and was the author of a popular comic strip on campus called “Badly Drawn Girl.” She tweeted a picture of herself outside her old dorm room Saturday night.
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