Filmmaker David Lynch is pumping the brakes on those people who thought he had embraced President Trump by saying he could go down in history as one of the greatest U.S. presidents.

Lynch posted to Facebook on Tuesday to explain that the quote was "taken a bit out of context" and needed to be explained, adding that at this pace Trump would have no chance of earning the title of greatest U.S. president.

“Unfortunately, if you continue as you have been, you will not have a chance to go down in history as a great president,” Lynch explained. “This would be very sad, it seems, for you — and for the country. You are causing suffering and division.”

However, the filmmaker did say it wasn’t too late “to turn the ship around” and, citing the golden rule, told the president to treat all people how he would like to be treated.



The Guardian published an interview where they quoted Lynch as saying, “[Trump] could go down as one of the greatest presidents in history because he has disrupted the thing so much. No one is able to counter this guy in an intelligent way.”

Trump tweeted out a link to a Breitbart article on the interview on Monday with that quote included in the tweet.

