‘Hello, It’s Donald Trump’: Emma Thompson Reveals a Date That Might Have Changed History

KOMAL SINGH

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Emma Thompson, speaking at the Locarno Film Festival, shared a jaw-dropping revelation: the very day her divorce was finalized, Donald Trump phoned her offering dinner

She was filming Primary Colors in her trailer when the call came. Assuming it was a prank, she politely replied, "How can I help you

Trump offered a stay at one of his "beautiful places" and invited her to dinner. Thompson responded with a graceful “That’s very sweet… I’ll get back to you

With a wry smile, Thompson quipped, “I could have changed the course of American history!” if she had accepted the offer

She pointed out the eerie precision of the timing—Trump must have tracked down her trailer number. “That’s stalking,” she joked

Filming a political satire mirroring the Monica Lewinsky scandal felt surreal—life imitating art in unexpected ways

While receiving the Leopard Club Award, Thompson reflected on her career and joked how different paths unfold

A moment frozen in time one phone call, one missed dinner, one futuristic “might-have-been. That’s Hollywood and history in a nutshell