Overview
- George Clooney, Amal Clooney and their two children were granted French nationality by ministerial decree published in late December.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the decision was lawful and a “great chance for our country,” countering a junior minister who acknowledged public concerns about “two weights, two measures.”
- The Foreign Affairs ministry pointed to Civil Code article 21-21, which allows naturalisation for francophone foreigners whose eminent work advances France’s influence and international interests.
- Coverage noted the usual five-year residence and language requirements and recalled Clooney’s own remarks about weak French, sharpening scrutiny of whether standard criteria applied.
- President Donald Trump mocked the naturalisation on Truth Social and attacked France’s immigration policy, prompting Clooney to reply that America should be made great again starting in November.