Sacha Baron Cohen Says Donald Trump Has ‘Elements of Brilliance’ and ‘We Were Too Easy to Dismiss Him as a Nincompoop’

Variety•Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 10:18 PM•2 min read

20 years after retiring Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen has dusted off his tracksuit collection and reprised the character for “Ali G: Who Iz I? ,” now open in theaters before coming to Amazon Prime Oct. 30.

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sacha-baron-cohen-donald-trump-brilliance-nincompoop-ali-g-1236930008/)

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