Emma Thompson Jokes She Could Have ‘Changed the Course of American History’ by Accepting Trump’s Date Offer

Emma Thompson has shared the story of the time Donald Trump asked her out the same day her divorce from ex-husband Kenneth Branagh was made official on multiple occasions. However, while speaking at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland this weekend, she added onto the anecdote, joking that she could have “changed the course of American history” had she accepted.

Thompson recalled being in her trailer on the set of 1998’s “Primary Colors” when she received an unexpected phone call.