Brad Pitt's politically charged Oscars 2020 speech gets backlash on social media

After winning his first-ever Oscar for acting, Brad Pitt took the stage at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, where he opened his speech with a political jab, much to the dismay of many at-home viewers.

The 56-year-old star accepted his award for best supporting actor at the 2020 Oscars for his part as a stuntman in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” His was the first award announced at the 2020 show. He immediately took the stage and got political by taking a jab at Republican senators who voted against Democrats’ requests to call new witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, specifically former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who claimed he was willing to testify.

“They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week,” Pitt said. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin [Tarantino] does a movie about it. In the end, the adults do the right thing.”