Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeIn true Brian Cox fashion, the Scottish actor unleashed a no-holds-barred takedown of President Donald Trump and the patriarchy in a new interview. Criticizing what he called the “invasive” and “insidious” patriarchy in the United States, Cox argued that more women should be in political power. They won’t let a woman be president, not in the foreseeable future,” he said, citing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential loss to Trump. I think the patriarchy is a f***ing mess, and it’s the patriarchy that got us into the position that we’re in at the moment, and we don’t learn the lessons,” Cox continued.

Source: The Times April 04, 2026 14:17 UTC