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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

Emma Thompson jokes she could’ve ‘changed American history’ by saying yes to Trump

Emma Thompson reflected on the time Donald Trump invited her for dinner, joking in a new interview that had she accepted the date she “could have changed the course of American history!”

The 66-year-old Love Actually star recalled that the incident occurred while she was filming the 1998 political comedy Primary Colors, which was loosely based on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign.

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