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Trump joins criticism over France granting citizenship to George Clooney

George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney attend the gala screening of the film Jay Kelly at the Royal Festival Hall, during the London Film Festival organised by the British Film Institute, on 10 October 2025. AFP - HENRY NICHOLLS

Paris (AFP) – US President Donald Trump piled on criticism Wednesday of a decision to grant Hollywood superstar George Clooney French passports after a junior government official in Paris labelled the move a "double standard".

An official decree seen by AFP on Monday showed that 64-year-old Oscar winner Clooney, his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children had become French citizens.

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