Jennifer Lawrence reveals why she doesn’t want to speak out against Donald Trump anymore
Jennifer Lawrence has revealed why she chooses not to speak out against US President Donald Trump anymore.
In the past, Lawrence has been pretty open about her political standpoints.
Back in 2015, she described Trump's presidency as 'the end of the world', before later endorsing Joe Biden in 2020, followed by Kamala Harris in 2024.
"I'm voting for Kamala Harris because I think she's an amazing candidate and I know that she will do whatever she can to protect reproductive rights," she told PEOPLE at the time.
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Lawrence wasn't the only A-list star to back Harris. For example, Taylor Swift also endorsed the Democrat, telling her followers: "I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election.
"I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
Despite a number of celebrity endorsements, Harris lost the election to Trump, which is one reason why Lawrence has decided to no longer speak out.
"I don’t really know if I should," she told the New York Times.
"During the first Trump administration, I felt like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. But as we’ve learned, election after election, celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for.
"So then what am I doing? I’m just sharing my opinion on something that’s going to add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart."
When asked about whether she regretted speaking out during Trump's first term, she said: "Probably? I regret everything I’ve ever done or said.
"I’m going to take the zip drives out of all of these cameras when I leave. The second term feels different. Because he said what he was going to do. We knew what he did for four years.
"He was very clear. And that’s what we chose."
Lawrence spoke to the publication while promoting her upcoming movie, Die My Love, which is set to be released in cinemas on 7 November.
The movie is a psychological thriller also starring Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek and LaKeith Stanfield.
It tells the story of Grace (played by Lawrence) who is a young mother descending into postpartum psychosis following the birth of her son.
Topics: Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Trump, Politics, Celebrity
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