Elizabeth Banks says she doesn’t understand White women who voted for Trump
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Actress Elizabeth Banks admitted she “doesn’t understand” the 53% of White women who voted for President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Banks urged women to emulate her “Hunger Games” character, Effie Trinket, and become “rebels” against what she described as a “fascist regime.”
“Effie is a role model, guys! I can’t understand how 53% of White ladies didn’t vote for Kamala. What were you thinking!” Banks said in an episode of the “Bustle” podcast that aired Tuesday, first reported by Variety.
Banks’ character appeared in all of the original “Hunger Games” films, including “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay” Parts 1 and 2. Throughout the story, his character goes from being the mouthpiece of a dystopian government that runs games killing children, to eventually becoming a rebel working against them.
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Elizabeth Banks attends the “Prelude to the Paris Games 2024” event on July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
Banks urged American women to follow suit, saying, “I wish more of us would be revolutionaries!”
“To me, Effie is one of the characters with the biggest arc I’ve ever played because, obviously, she’s supporting this dictatorship that she’s benefiting from,” Banks said.
“It’s not over until he cares and realizes how wrong it is that they want to drag Katniss and Peeta into the games again,” he added.
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Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks appear on the set of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” in 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Murray Close/Getty Images)
A post-election analysis by the Pew Research Center confirmed that a majority of White women voted for Trump in 2024.
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Banks has been outspoken in his support for Harris ahead of the 2024 election. Less than a month before Election Day, Banks joined Harris’ “Reproductive Freedom Bus” in Las Vegas to campaign for abortion access.
“19 DAYS before we elect @kamalaharris President of the United States! I joined my friends at @reproforallnv yesterday and rode the Kamala Fertility Bus in Las Vegas,” Banks wrote on Instagram at the time.
Elizabeth Banks attends the premiere of Peacock’s “The Miniature Wife” at the DGA Theater on April 6 in Los Angeles. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
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“Our rights, our freedoms, and our access to health care are truly at risk. Please check your registration status and make a plan for Election Day. 19 days! Let’s go!” he added.
Banks will not be returning as Effie Trinket in the latest installment of “The Hunger Games” franchise. Instead, actress Elle Fanning will be playing a younger version of the character in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” which is set to premiere this fall.
“No one in their right mind cares what Hollywood celebrities say or think,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.
