evidence: How Clint Eastwood Really Feels About Donald Trump Actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood has never been one to shy away from talking politics or professing his devotion to the GOP. Lest we never forget his impassioned speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention in which he addressed an empty chair representing that of former President Barack Obama. (Per Washington Post, Eastwood later admitted he regretted the "silly" move.) As of late, it appears Eastwood has experienced an even bigger change of heart — at least when it comes to his support of President Donald Trump. While Eastwood never formally pledged his allegiance to the real-estate tycoon-turned-politician, during a 2016 interview with Esquire, Eastwood certainly seemed to favor Trump over the then-Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. During the interview, Eastwood opined that Trump was "on to something" and claimed that "secretly everybody's getting tired of political correctness, kissing up." To be fair, Eastwood also acknowledged that he believed there was "much funny business on both sides of the aisle."