Which celebrity has recently drawn the ire of Donald Trump? Could it be Harrison Ford, who made his first-ever presidential endorsement by backing Kamala Harris this weekend? Or perhaps the cast and crew of SNL, who welcomed Harris for an opening skit last Saturday? Maybe it's the cast of Marvel’s Avengers, who united once again to collectively endorse Harris on Instagram? Or is it Kick Ass star Chloë Grace Moretz, who recently supported Kamala Harris and seemingly came out as a “gay woman” in her social media post advocating for LGBTQ rights?
No, the presidential candidate has taken issue with Julia Roberts for narrating a Harris-Walz campaign video leading up to the election on Tuesday. The ad, featuring the Oscar-winning actress, was produced by the progressive evangelical group Vote Common Good and references Trump’s stance on reproductive rights. It emphasizes that a woman’s vote is her choice, regardless of her partner’s voting preferences.
“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want and no one will ever know,” Roberts says in the video. The ad depicts a woman voting for Harris in a booth, despite her husband appearing to support Trump. After voting, her husband asks, “Did you make the right choice?” to which she replies, “Sure did, honey,” sharing a knowing look with another female voter. Roberts concludes as the narrator, “Remember, what happens in the booth, stays in the booth.”
The ad clearly struck a nerve, prompting an irate Trump to call Fox & Friends to express his “disappointment” in Roberts. “I’m so disappointed at Julia Roberts. She’s going to look back on that and she’s going to cringe. ‘Did I really say that?’” Trump remarked. “It doesn’t say much for her relationship, but I’m sure she has a great relationship. The wives and the husbands, I don’t think that’s the way they deal. Can you imagine a wife not telling a husband who she’s voting for? Did you ever hear anything like that? Even if you had a horrible — if you had a bad relationship, you’re going to tell your husband. It’s a ridiculous thing. So stupid.”
Vote Common Good aims to offer an “exit ramp” for Evangelical and Catholic voters who have been taught that to be faithful, they must vote for Republican candidates regardless of the candidate’s character or policy positions. The organization explains on its website that in recent years, a significant percentage of these voters have watched the Republican party disregard a commitment to the common good as they support political and social movements rooted in white-nationalism, a misguided approach to ‘America First,’ and practices of division. “The behavior of many elected Republicans makes it difficult for them to continue to support them. They are open to disassociating with Republicans in pursuit of the common good.”
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