John Lithgow Wants to Play Donald Trump Next on ‘The Crown’

FROM CHURCHILL TO TRUMP

The Emmy Award-winning actor on his Trump-inspired character in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ and ‘The Crown’ after Winston Churchill.

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Published Jul. 5 2017 1:00AM EDT

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When President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, he made a big show of returning the bust of Winston Churchill that President Barack Obama had previously removed from the Oval Office.

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John Lithgow Wants to Play Donald Trump Next on ‘The Crown’

The Emmy Award-winning actor on his Trump-inspired character in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ and ‘The Crown’ after Winston Churchill.

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