President Obama Mentioned His Desire To Go Bulworth
The 1998 comedy Bulworth was written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty. He also stars in the film as a Democratic senator who hires an assassin to kill him as he runs for re-election. Beatty mocks politics as his character gives unflinchingly honest public commentary at events during his campaign. His honesty and inadvertent connection with voters leads to a landslide victory. According to the New York Times, in 2013 President Barack Obama had at one point privately “talked longingly of ‘going Bulworth.'” Many thought the film was an accurate commentary on politics at the time.
