Mark Ruffalo's brutal Trump speech at Golden Globes sparks backlash from White House

The White House has broken its silence on Mark Ruffalo's political comments at the Golden Globe Awards, which took aim at US President Donald Trump and ICE.

Appearing on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (11 Jan), the Avengers Assemble actor, 58, was interviewed by USA Today journalists, who asked about the anti-ICE pin he'd attached to the lapel of his tuxedo.

"This is for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered," Ruffalo replied, referring to a woman who was tragically shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis last week.

The 37-year-old was shot dead by ICE agents on 7 January, after it was claimed she was 'blocking the street' with her car while they carried out an operation in Minnesota City; however, her death has caused widespread protests across the US.

Ruffalo continued: "We're in the middle of a war with Venezuela that we illegally invaded. He's [Trump] telling the world that international law doesn’t matter to him."

"The only thing that matters to him is his own morality, but the guy is a convicted felon; a convicted rapist."

The movie star went on to slam Trump as a 'pedophile', adding: "He’s the worst human being. If we’re relying on this guy’s morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we’re all in a lot of trouble."

For added context, in May 2024, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. That same year, he was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in 1994 by a jury; however, he wasn't convicted due to the suit being a civil one.

He has also never been charged with any sex crime, including pedophilia.

Returning the conversation back to Goode, he added: "So this is for her. This is for the people in the United States who are terrorised and scared today.

"I know I’m one of them. I love this country. And what I’m seeing here happening is not America."

And now, as we say, the White House has responded to the comments, as White House Communications Director Steven Cheung issued a statement on social media.

Replying to Page Six's coverage of Ruffalo's comments, Cheung wrote on Twitter: "Poor thing Mark Ruffalo, star of She-Hulk, is one of the worst actors in the business.

Poor thing Mark Ruffalo, star of She-Hulk, is one of the worst actors in the business. More impressively, he's an even worse human being by spewing outright lies because deep down inside, he hates himself for knowingly subjecting the public to his god awful performance. https://t.co/yA1nknVe7W

— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) January 12, 2026

"More impressively, he's an even worse human being by spewing outright lies because deep down inside, he hates himself for knowingly subjecting the public to his god awful performance."

However, Ruffalo wasn't the only one to wear an anti-ice pin at the Golden Globes. To be specific, the black and white pins read: "BE GOOD" as a tribute to Nicole, as well as "ICE OUT".

As reported by AP News, Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne wore the pins on the red carpet, while Jean Smart and Ariana Grande donned them once inside the ballroom.

Smart kept the pin on her dress as she accepted her award for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy series.

Nelini Stamp of Working Families Power, one of the organisers for the anti-ICE pins, told the outlet: "We need every part of civil society, society to speak up. We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need the folks who reflect society.”

LADbible Group has previously reached out to Ruffalo's representatives for comment.