Edward Norton unloads on Trump in lengthy poker metaphor: 'Call. His. Bluff.'

Edward Norton is speaking his mind about President Donald Trump.

In a lengthy Twitter thread on Friday, the "Collateral Beauty" star sounded off on the current president, comparing his legal efforts regarding the election to a bluff in a poker game.

"I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players," Norton wrote. "& l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’...or that ‘chaos is what he loves.' "

Rather, Norton wrote that Trump "knows he’s in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy" and that what he's doing now is more strategic.

"We’re seeing 1) a tactical delay of the transition to buy time for coverup & evidence suppression," Norton wrote. "2) above all, a desperate endgame...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding."

Following Joe Biden's projected victory of the 2020 presidential election, Trump and fellow Republicans filed multiple lawsuits in key battleground states. Judges have dismissed some of the suits but others remain, and more are possible in the coming days, including challenges to the legality of ballots or requests for recounts.

The actor continued to address Trump's actions in poker terms, saying that the president "doesn't have the cards."

"His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court," Norton wrote. "His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called."

Norton went on to call Trump a "mobster" who is "threatening our democracy." He also wrote that the "whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little" president is "trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying."

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"THAT is his play. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him," he wrote. "Call. His. Bluff."

Norton capped off his Twitter thread saying he believes Americans' trust in institutions will endure, despite Trump's challenge to the election.

"Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold," he wrote. "They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch."

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