Donald Trump‘s decisive presidential victory shocked Hollywood as actors, celebrities and media personalities took to social media late Tuesday and early Wednesday to share their emotions of damage and dismay.
Former “Married…With Youngsters” star Christina Applegate mentioned that Trump’s win threatened reproductive rights, which have been already impacted after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. “Why? Give me your explanation why?????” Applegate wrote on X. “My little one is sobbing as a result of her rights as a lady could also be taken away. Why? And should you disagree, please unfollow me.”
David Simon, the creator of “The Wire,” supplied a salty evaluation of the outcomes, writing on X: “God bless us all. Even the scrotes and shitheels.” Wendell Pierce, one of many stars of “The Wire” in addition to one other Simon collection “Treme,” shared his issues about Trump’s skill to solidify the Supreme Court docket’s conservative supermajority after his election.
“The Supreme Court docket shall be modified for a technology,” he wrote. “I’ll by no means see a average court docket once more in my lifetime. Alito and Thomas will step down and Trump will appoint 40 yr outdated partisans to the bench. The injury he’s about to inflict on our establishments the following 2 years shall be irreparable.”
Yvette Nicole Brown, one of many stars of “Neighborhood,” weighed in on the loss of Sen. Sherrod Brown to challenger Bernie Moreno, which shifted management of the Senate to the Republicans, calling it “a shame at a stage I can’t even qualify.” Reacting to Trump’s victory, she said on X: “For us that is an each day Wednesday. Black people are used to this. The remainder of you’re about to be shocked by how America treats you when it doesn’t care about you. And your new #DearLeader doesn’t care about ANY of you. The discover out section has begun.”
Stephen King sounded a extra elegiac be aware. “There’s an indication you may see in lots of outlets that promote stunning however fragile gadgets: LOVELY TO LOOK AT, DELIGHTFUL TO HOLD, BUT ONCE YOU BREAK IT, THEN IT’S SOLD. You’ll be able to say the identical about democracy,” he wrote on social media.
Actor and comic Michael Ian Black tried to place a optimistic spin on issues, writing: “Guys, let’s make it the very best Finish of America ever!”
Mark Cuban, nevertheless, congratulated Trump for successful “truthful and sq..” He additionally congratulated Elon Musk and ended his submit with “#Godspeed.”
