Jennifer Lawrence has said she no longer feels it appropriate to speak out against the Trump administration, lest she exacerbate unhelpful debate and further divisions. In an interview with the New York Times, the actor explained: '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.'
Lawrence, who was raised by conservative Republicans in Kentucky, has previously voted for both right and leftwing candidates. She voted for John McCain in 2008 before joining the Democratic party. In 2015, she said Donald Trump’s election would be 'the end of the world' and endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024, citing reproductive rights. Despite Hollywood’s rejection of Trump, his victory highlighted the limited influence of celebrities on voting intentions.
Reflecting on Trump’s second term, Lawrence said: '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.' She also commented on the Israel-Gaza conflict, calling it 'no less than a genocide' and expressing sadness over the normalisation of lying in American politics.
Lawrence is currently promoting the film Die, My Love, directed by Lynne Ramsay, in which she plays a new mother struggling with mental health. She revealed that after the birth of her second son, she experienced fear and doubt, which led her to take a medication called Zurzuvae for two weeks, which 'really helped'.
