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Coming to TCA on the day President Donald Trumps new chief of staff sacked Trumps new White House communications director for telling New Yorkers Washington correspondent that Trumps White House chief strategist engages in autofellatio and other revelations, Martin Sheen was just doomed to take Trump questions.

Hed come to TCA to promote a second edition of PBSs Anne of Green Gables, premiering on Thanksgiving night at 8 PM ET. But, having played President Josiah Bartlet on NBCs Practically Perfect White House series West Wing all those years, Sheen has a greater working knowledge of White House protocol than does the reality-TV star now in the office for realsies.

In that context, it did not sound entirely unreasonable when one TV critic told Sheen, as former President of the United States, you set a high standard for the office, saying, I cant let this go by without asking if you would like to say a few words about the current president.

We were doing so well without any mention of that dark force, Sheen responded.. So its leave it right there where it belongs. I dont want to give him any more air time than we have to.

And yet, moments later, when asked about Anne of Green Gables filming in Ontario, Sheen said, Im always delighted.. so relieved to leave The Land of Lunatics.

For me, going into Canada, they know when Im there how giddy I am, and love the country and the culture. Canada is still now very much like the culture I grew up with, in Dayton, Ohio in the 50s.

Sheen said hes too old to play POTUS now hes about six years older than Trump when someone suggested its time for a West Wing reboot. But I could certainly see a room for it, of course, Sheen said. It would be a lot of fun.

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