When they were shilling for Kamala Harris, Hollywood stars seemed to welcome any opportunity to opine on the election. Since President Donald Trump’s decisive victory, however, most of them have been suspiciously tight-lipped.
One public relations expert recently weighed in on that post-election trend, noting that there are a few likely reasons.
As Fox News reported:
In the weeks leading up to the election, stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio and more vocalized their support for Harris and encouraged fans to get out and vote. However, since Trump’s victory, the radio silence from these particular stars actually speaks volumes, says PR expert Doug Eldridge.
“There’s a variety of reasons why that might be the case,” Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, told Fox News Digital. “Strategically speaking, had it been closer, you might be hearing more fervent rebukes and calls to ‘resist’ from the celebrity class. However, Trump dominated the Electoral College and won the popular vote. The voters, which is a synonym for ‘fans’ in this case, spoke loud and clear. Partisan celebs might have lost the election, but they cannot afford to isolate and lose their fans as well.”
The perceived hypocrisy of anti-Trump celebrities has been a common topic of discussion on social media:
Did Trump need to pay any of his celebrity supporters? Billionaire Oprah was paid $1 million for her Harris appearances. pic.twitter.com/Rio9kZsQ1n
— Reno Ciccotta (@RenoCiccotta) November 12, 2024
How many Hollywood celebrities who said they’d leave America 🇺🇸 if Trump Won, only left Twitter instead?
All of them.. The Hypocrisy is Real. pic.twitter.com/U0LvvasoaI
— 𝐏𝕒𝕦𝕝 𝕊𝕒𝕪𝕤 🎙️ (@BestPaulSays) November 17, 2024
The Harris campaign spent $1.3 billion on celebrities to endorse her. Trump gets Rocky Balboa for free. 🤣🫶pic.twitter.com/lBV5eoN6Cz
— DR. ETIQUETTE 🤦♂️ (@DrEtiquette) November 15, 2024
Of course, there have been several notable stars, including the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View,” who continue to bash Trump even after the election, as Fox News reported:
“I’m profoundly disturbed,” co-host Sunny Hostin said. “I think if you look at the New York Times this morning, the headline was ‘America makes a perilous choice.’ I think that in 2016, we didn’t know what we would get from a Trump administration, but we know now. And we know now that he will have almost unfettered power.”
“I’m profoundly disturbed that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution did not prevent someone who participated in an insurrection from becoming President of the United States,” Hostin later went on. “I’m surprised at the results, but I’m not surprised as a woman of color, I was so hopeful that a mixed race woman married to a Jewish guy could be elected president of this country, and I think that it had nothing to do with policy. I think this was a referendum of cultural resentment in this country.”
Here’s a clip of the post-election meltdown on “The View”:
The View women in complete meltdown since Donald Trump won the election
This is fantastic pic.twitter.com/UxdEabIfqT
— MORGONN (@morgonnm) November 8, 2024
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