Editing Michael Moore (section)

=== Donald Trump ===
==== Trumpileaks ====
[[File:Michael Moore- Democrats Aren't Running The Right People - Morning Joe - MSNBC.webm|thumb|right|200px|Moore expresses his political views in 2017 – video from [[MSNBC]]. ]]
Moore started the website TrumpiLeaks in May 2017, to encourage [[whistleblower]]s to provide information about [[Donald Trump]]. Moore was inspired to create the site after witnessing the firings by Trump of three law enforcement officials, specifically: [[United States Attorney]] [[Preet Bharara]], former acting [[United States Attorney General]] [[Sally Yates]], and former [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] [[Dismissal of James Comey|James Comey]].<ref name="newsweek">{{citation |last=Gorman |first=Michele |title=Michael Moore launches 'TrumpiLeaks' website for whistleblowers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-whistleblowers-621652 |work=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607014255/http://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-whistleblowers-621652 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="salon">{{citation |last=Rozsa |first=Michael |title=Michael Moore announces TrumpiLeaks, a website for anonymous anti-Trump leakers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-creates-a-website-for-anonymous-anti-trump-leakers/ |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606174140/http://www.salon.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-creates-a-website-for-anonymous-anti-trump-leakers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore posted a message to his personal website, explaining the motivation of the new venture and that he wanted any information related to: "crimes, breaches of public trust and misconduct committed by Donald J. Trump and his associates".<ref name="usatoday">{{citation |last=Rossman |first=Sean |title=Michael Moore appeals to whistleblowers with Trumpileaks website |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/06/michael-moore-appeals-whistleblowers-trumpileaks-website/373199001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607220312/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/06/michael-moore-appeals-whistleblowers-trumpileaks-website/373199001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He asserted, "Trump thinks he's above the law".<ref name="usatoday" /> Moore stated it was his view that Trump had engaged in [[obstruction of justice]], falsehoods to the United States citizenry, promoted violent behavior, and violated the [[Constitution of the United States]].<ref name="cnbc">{{citation |last=LaVito |first=Angelica |title=Michael Moore launches TrumpiLeaks to encourage spilling secrets |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks.html |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606181205/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thehill">{{citation |last=Thomsen |first=Jacqueline |title=Michael Moore launches 'Trumpileaks' website for whistleblowers |date=June 6, 2017 |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336481-michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-for-whistleblowers/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606131833/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336481-michael-moore-launches-trumpileaks-website-for-whistleblowers |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Criticism of corporate media ====
In March 2018, Moore criticized the "corporate media", saying "You turn on the TV, and it's 'Russia, Russia, Russia!' These are all shiny keys to distract us. We should know about the [[2018 West Virginia teachers' strike|West Virginia strike]]. What an inspiration that would be. But they don't show this".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Michael Moore blasts 'corporate media' for only talking about "Russia, Russia, Russia" |url=https://www.salon.com/2018/03/20/michael-moore-blasts-corporate-media-for-only-talking-about-russia-russia-russia/ |access-date=October 7, 2018 |website=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203534/https://www.salon.com/2018/03/20/michael-moore-blasts-corporate-media-for-only-talking-about-russia-russia-russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Calls for Trump's impeachment ====
In April 2018, Moore taunted Trump by ironically asking him why he had not already fired [[Robert Mueller]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomsen |first=Jacqueline |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Michael Moore taunts Trump: 'Grow a pair' and fire Mueller already |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/382540-michael-moore-taunts-trump-grow-a-pair-and-fire-mueller-already/ |access-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184139/http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/382540-michael-moore-taunts-trump-grow-a-pair-and-fire-mueller-already |url-status=live }}</ref> After the [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Russia–United States summit of July 2018]], Moore called for Trump's impeachment, saying "Congress needs no more proof than Trump's admission yesterday that he sides with Putin to impeach and remove him."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leblanc |first=Paul |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Michael Moore says 'no more proof' is needed for Trump to be impeached by Congress |work=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-impeach-trump-congress-1028461 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184300/https://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-impeach-trump-congress-1028461 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moore compared Trump to [[Nazi Germany]]'s dictator [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>{{cite news |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Michael Moore compares Trump to Hitler in new documentary |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-tiff-fahrenheit-11-9/michael-moore-compares-trump-to-hitler-in-new-documentary-idUSKCN1LM318 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819113108/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-tiff-fahrenheit-11-9/michael-moore-compares-trump-to-hitler-in-new-documentary-idUSKCN1LM318 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 10, 2019, Moore tweeted: "I guess they think a country dumb enough to elect Trump is stupid enough to believe [[Jeffrey Epstein]] committed suicide."<ref>{{cite news |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Conspiracy theories run wild after billionaire's apparent jail cell suicide |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/epstein-conspiracy-theories-run-wild-after-billionaires-apparent-jail-cell-suicide-230949143.html |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811201600/https://au.news.yahoo.com/epstein-conspiracy-theories-run-wild-after-billionaires-apparent-jail-cell-suicide-230949143.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2019 |title=Celebrities react to Jeffrey Epstein's death with conspiracy theories about Donald Trump, Russia |publisher=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-trump-russia |access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814205820/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-trump-russia |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Further support for Bernie Sanders ====
In October 2019, he announced his political endorsement of [[Bernie Sanders]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Moore |date=October 18, 2019 |title=Michael Moore on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1185294643283537931 |via=Twitter |access-date=October 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018220450/https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1185294643283537931 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2024}} After Sanders lost the primaries, Moore urged Sanders supporters to vote for [[Joe Biden]] in the general election.