Many celebrities use their star power to speak up against Trump. Some are dismissive, some hilarious, and some downright angry. This is what 15 of them have to say:
1. Angelina Jolie
In a recent interview for BBC, the Oscar-winning actress shook her head when the subject of Trump came up, with his plans of building a wall and banning Muslims:
“To me America is built on people from around the world coming together for freedoms and especially freedom of religion, and so it is hard to hear that this is coming from somebody who’s pressing to be an American president.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juLMpLPORw
2. Johnny Depp
It’s not just talkshow hosts of political satire programs like The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! who’s having a blast imitating Trump. Depp did a hilarious impersonation in “Funny or Die”, which he discussed on The Ellen Show:
“It was difficult. He speaks really weird.”
3. Jennifer Lawrence
Lawrence was recently interviewed on BBC’s The Graham Norton Show together with Depp, and told the story of when she and Trump had attended the same concert. She sent her full security out looking for him, explaining:
“I was adamant on finding him, and then making a video of me going ’Hey Trump! ’F**k you!’”
4. George Clooney
In an interview for The Guardian when Clooney’s latest film “Hail, Caesar!” opened in March, he spoke of his upcoming fundraiser for Clinton. Clooney is a longtime liberal, and his previous fundraiser for Obama raised more than $12 million in one single night. His thoughts about Trump?
“He’s just an opportunist. Now he’s a fascist; a xenophobic fascist.”
5. America Ferrera
Trump’s racist remarks against Mexicans didn’t go unnoticed by Ferrara. Last summer she responded by posting an open letter to him in The Huffington Post:
“Your comments are incredibly ignorant and racist […and] what you just did with your straight talk was send more Latino voters to the polls than several registration rallies combined! Thank you for that.”
6. Susan Sarandon
Cannes Film Festival celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Thelma and Louise” with Sarandon and her co-star in that film, Geena Davis, honored in ”Kering Women in Motion Talk”. Sarandon is known for her strong political beliefs and outspoken liberal views, and has slammed Trump on several occasions. This was no exception:
“He’s obviously not going to build a wall; he’s not going to be able to export all the Muslims in the United States. All of those things are impossible to do. What he did that was terrible is that he legitimatized racism and homophobia in order get that very discontented base that wants something authentic. What he did in the process was say, ‘It’s OK to be violent.’ That’s why he has the KKK as one of his representatives. That’s been really terrible, besides the fact that America looks ridiculous.”
7. Ricky Martin
As a silent reaction against Trump’s comments about Mexicans, Martin simply moved the Ricky Martin Foundation’s charity golf tournament from the scheduled Trump International Golf Club in Puerto Rico, to the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort.
8. J.K. Rowling
Her sarcastic comment on Twitter went viral, after an article was published comparing Trump to Voldemort:
“How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad.”
How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad. https://t.co/hFO0XmOpPH
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 8, 2015
9. Kevin Spacey
His anti-Trump comment during a fundraising event at the Cannes Film Festival made big headlines and went viral:
“Foreign films contain two things Donald Trump hates the most: foreigners and reading.”
10. Miley Cyrus
The famous singer posted a picture on Instagram with a tear rolling down her cheek, writing about Trump:
“Honestly f**k this shit I am moving if this is my president! I don’t say things I don’t mean!”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCdBM3WwzJD/
11. Samuel L. Jackson
When invited to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jackson told the host that he met Trump several times and how they have been golfing together. In fact, Trump signed him up as a member to one of his golf clubs, and charged a hefty bill for services not rendered. Trump however, denied even knowing Jackson. Meyers was hoping this obvious lie would bring Trump down, but little did he know there were many, many more to come. And what does Jackson think about Trump? This is what he told “The Hateful Eight Ball with Samuel L. Jackson”:
“If that motherf**ker becomes president, I’ll move my black ass to South Africa.”
12. Rosie O’Donell
O’Donell has been in a long time feud with Trump. When she did a surprise appearance at Disaster the Musical on Broadway for charity, singing her own hilarious Donald J. Trump version of “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” from Grease. She started out by promising:
”These are things he’s said or done, just sit back, let’s have some fun.”
13. Whoppi Goldberg
Goldberg is not impressed by Trump’s racist views, and discussed them on ABC’s morning show ”The View”. Her point is:
”I don’t want a racist as a president.”
14. Michael Moore
Moore’s lates documentary ”Where To Invade Next” is a celebration of liberal politics, and he is passionate about keeping Trump out of the White House. In December 2015, Moore posted a long letter on Facebook to the candidate suggesting he’d go to his time-out room and think about all the things he has said:
”And then leave the rest of us alone so we can elect a real president who is both compassionate and strong.”
15. Cher
When Trump assured America that he can act presidential too, Cher had enough, and posted a Twitter rant including this post:
”HOPE trump HURRIES & POLISHES UP, ALL HIS FAKE PERSONAS HE’S GOT BIGOT, RACIST, MISOGYNIST, BULLY & CREEP WHO MAKES FUN OF WAR HERO & DISABLED, DOWN”
Featured image of Johnny Depp and Jennifer Lawrence screen grab from YouTube.
