Celebrities across the globe have been expressing their desire to leave the United States should Donald Trump secure another term as president. And now, in the wake of Mr. Trump’s victory in the US presidential race, widespread disappointment and salty tears are flowing among many high-profile figures, or as Victor calls them – “the glitterati.”
In the lead-up to the election, several celebrities, including Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, and Christina Applegate, openly criticized Trump’s supporters and their views. Christina Applegate tweeted, “Please unfollow me if you voted against female rights. Against disability rights. Yeah that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal. Don’t want followers like this.”
Please unfollow me if you voted against female rights. Against disability rights. Yeah that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal. Don’t want followers like this. So yeah. Done. Also after today I will be shutting down this fan account that I have had for so many years…
— christina applegate (@1capplegate) November 6, 2024
After the election results were announced, America Ferrera, known for her roles in “Ugly Betty” and “Barbie,” expressed her disappointment and considered moving to the UK. “America is sick that Donald Trump is President again,” she said, and disheartened by Kamala Harris’s loss.
Minnie Driver also revealed her plans to return to the UK after nearly three decades in Los Angeles, expressing her concerns about the political climate in the United States. Over the summer, she commented on the challenge of returning to the US if Trump was re-elected. “If I lived in a red [Republican] state, no, I couldn’t [return]. But living in California, you are somewhat insulated,” she said. That’s an understatement.
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Pop star Billie Eilish, 22, who proudly endorsed Kamala Harris on multiple occasions in the lead-up to the election, posted a brief statement on her Instagram story after the election, writing, “It’s a war on women.” Fellow pop singer Ariana Grande, who spent the weekend in Australia for the global premiere of “Wicked” in Sydney, was also left despondent by the result. “Holding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of the outcome today,” Grande wrote on her Instagram story.
Robert De Niro gets the news that Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/D3d62JwHjP
— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) November 6, 2024
In the wake of Mr. Trump’s landslide reelection, actress Christina Applegate took to X to vent, revealing that her daughter had been “sobbing” over the result. “Why? Give me your reasons why????? My child is sobbing because her rights as a woman may be taken away. Why? And if you disagree, please unfollow me,” she wrote before sharing her own anger.
It’s been a rough election for Christina Applegate, hasn’t it? pic.twitter.com/hCERdefLTI
— Bleeding Fool (@BleedingFool) November 7, 2024
Whoopi Goldberg, who previously stated she’d leave if Trump won his first election, expressed her stance on “The View” in 2016: “He’s the president. I’m still not going to say his name – that’s not going to change.” Initially saying, “Maybe it’s time for me to move, you know. I can afford to go,” she later clarified she would not actually exit the country. However, she still won’t say his name, as she reiterated in their bizarre wake on Wednesday.
Whoopi Goldberg is now treating Trump like Voldemort: she refuses to say his name. pic.twitter.com/Vs5g57VK87
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 7, 2024
Whoopie pretends that it’s “fake news” that she used to fond of Donald Trump back when he first considered a run for the highest office.
Alternative Univers Trump pic.twitter.com/kKFJ0hwzn0
— Ryan Diaz (@TheRyanDiazShow) October 26, 2024
In 2023, Cher spoke to The Guardian detailing health issues incurred due to Trump’s term in office and admitted she was intent on leaving the country if “he gets in” again, stating, “I almost got an ulcer the last time. If he gets in, who knows? This time I will leave.” Uh-huh.
In a podcast interview in July, former Disney star Raven-Symoné expressed on The View that she would leave the country if aany Republican won the election.
Do we really dive a damn what British actresses think of our President?Sophie Turner also revealed her reasoning behind moving back to the UK post-split from Joe Jonas only last month. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar magazine, she shared, “Every city we ended up in, the first thing I’d do was find a British shop and stock up on a month’s worth of chocolate.” Delving into her thoughts on America’s political climate, she continued, “The gun violence, Roe v. Wade being overturned… everything just kind of piled on. I’m so happy to be back. It felt as if my life was on pause until I returned to England. I just never really feel like myself when I’m not in London, with my friends and family.”
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