Hollywood’s Great Tantrum – Turn’s Out They Didn’t Really Mean It

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Left-Wing Celebs Fleeing Trump’s America or Just Whining Again?

Listen up, patriots, because the Hollywood elite are at it again, throwing their predictable hissy fits over Donald Trump’s landslide 2024 victory. With the man back in the White House as of January 20, 2025, a gaggle of left-wing celebrities are either packing their bags or flapping their gums about ditching the U.S. for greener pastures. Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell have already hightailed it to England and Ireland, crying about Trump’s “hateful” agenda, while others like Cher, Barbra Streisand, and Laverne Cox are making noise about bolting. This is just another round of spoiled stars grandstanding, pretending they’re too pure for a country that made them rich. Let’s break down who’s gone, who’s threatening to go, and why their whining is a tired act that doesn’t scare anyone.

The Runaways: DeGeneres and O’Donnell Bail

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, were among the first to skedaddle. On November 20, 2024, reports surfaced that they ditched their Montecito, California, mansion for the Cotswolds, England, about two hours from London. By July 2025, Ellen confirmed the move at a South West England event, saying they arrived the day before the election and decided to stay after Trump’s win, with “crying emojis” flooding their phones. Their West Hollywood home went into escrow on March 20, 2025, signaling they’re done with America. Why? They’re “disillusioned” with Trump’s victory, per a November 20, 2024, report, claiming his policies threaten their progressive utopia. From an America First view, good riddance. Ellen, who built a $450 million fortune on America’s airwaves, can’t handle a president who prioritizes borders and jobs over woke nonsense.
Rosie O’Donnell, never one to miss a chance to wail, bolted to Ireland with her youngest daughter, Dakota, on January 15, 2025, just days before Trump’s inauguration. In a March 11, 2025, TikTok video, she blubbered that America’s political climate is “heartbreaking” and unsafe for “equal rights,” vowing to stay until it’s “safe” to return. She’s even chasing Irish citizenship through her grandparents, gushing about her “wonderful” new neighbors. Rosie, worth $120 million, made her name trashing Trump on The View, and now she’s playing martyr. America First patriots say: don’t let the door hit you on the way out. If you can’t stand a country that elected Trump by 2 million votes, take your complaints to Dublin.

The Threat-Makers: All Talk, No Walk?

Then there’s the chorus of celebs threatening to flee but still loitering stateside. Cher, the 78-year-old pop diva, has been squawking about leaving since 2015, when she tweeted she’d move to Jupiter if Trump won. In October 2023, she told The Guardian she’d “leave the country” if he won again, claiming his first term nearly gave her an ulcer. Yet, as of July 2025, Cher’s still here, performing at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 15, 2024, and making no concrete moves to pack. Typical Hollywood—big promises, zero follow-through. Her flip-flopping proves she’s more interested in headlines than boarding passes.
Barbra Streisand, another liberal relic, told Stephen Colbert in November 2023 she “can’t live” in a Trump-led America and eyed England as a new home. After Trump’s win, she posted on November 14, 2024, about ditching X for Bluesky, praising Kamala Harris’ concession speech but saying nothing about actually moving. Her silence since suggests she’s staying put, probably sipping chardonnay in Malibu. Obviously, her threats are empty posturing—she’s not giving up her $400 million empire to dodge Trump’s tax cuts.
Laverne Cox, the Orange Is the New Black star, got teary on a November 2024 podcast, saying she’s “terrified” for the trans community under Trump, who spent $100 million on anti-trans ads. She’s researching cities in Europe and the Caribbean but hasn’t booked a flight as of July 2025. Eva Longoria, the Desperate Housewives actress, announced in late 2024 she’s splitting time between Spain and Mexico, calling the U.S. a “dystopian” place under Trump. But her move, per a December 7, 2024, report, is also tied to work and family, not just politics. America Ferrera, of Barbie fame, was spotted scouting London schools in November 2024, “sick” over Trump’s win, but she’s keeping a U.S. presence for activism, per a March 12, 2025, report. These half-hearted exits scream virtue signaling, not conviction.

The Backtrack Brigade: Promises Broken

Plenty of celebs who vowed to flee in 2016 or 2024 are still here, proving their threats are hot air. Lena Dunham, the Girls star, swore at the 2016 Matrix Awards she’d move to Vancouver if Trump won, but post-election, she backtracked, posting on Instagram she’d stay to “fight” in “MY country.” By July 2024, she was in London, but not for Trump—work and her husband, Luis Felber, drove the move, per a New Yorker interview. Miley Cyrus, who sobbed in a 2016 video about leaving, stayed and urged fans to “give Trump a chance.” Sophie Turner, a Brit, returned to the UK in 2024, citing gun violence and Roe v. Wade’s 2022 overturn, not Trump’s 2024 win, per an October 2024 Harper’s Bazaar interview.
Others, like Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Schumer, and Bryan Cranston, made 2016 pledges to bolt but never did. Goldberg, who said on The View in March 2016 she might move, stayed to rail against Trump. Schumer, who claimed she’d learn Spanish and move to Spain, called leavers “disgusting” post-election. Cranston, who told a 2016 podcast he’d “definitely” move, tweeted in November 2016 he’d stay to “unify our wounded country.” A July 18, 2022, Heritage Foundation report noted none of these stars renounced citizenship, despite the IRS listing thousands who do annually for non-political reasons. It’s all noise—celebrities love the spotlight, not the sacrifice.

Why It’s a Joke: Hollywood’s Hypocrisy

This celebrity exodus is a laughable tantrum. These stars, raking in millions from American fans, cry oppression while living in mansions. DeGeneres and O’Donnell, with a combined $570 million net worth, aren’t refugees—they’re privileged elites who can afford to play expat. Their gripes about Trump’s “hate” ignore his 2024 mandate: 76 million votes, a 2 million popular vote edge, and wins in all seven swing states. A July 2024 Rasmussen Reports poll showed 62% of Americans distrust federal agencies, not Trump’s agenda of border security, tax cuts, and deregulation. If these celebs hate it, they’re free to go—America’s still the land of opportunity, with 800,000 new citizens sworn in annually, per the Heritage Foundation.
The irony? Many, like Longoria and Ferrera, keep one foot in the U.S. for work or activism, proving they can’t quit the country that made them. Cher and Streisand’s inaction shows they’re more addicted to attention than serious about leaving. Trump himself mocked the trend on July 12, 2025, via Truth Social, calling O’Donnell a “threat to humanity” who should stay in Ireland, a jab that had conservatives cheering.

What It Means for Real Americans

For regular folks, this celebrity drama is a sideshow. While DeGeneres and O’Donnell sip tea in Europe, hardworking Americans are thriving under Trump’s policies. The OBBBA, signed July 4, 2025, slashed taxes for families. Border security funding—$175 billion—cracks down on illegal immigration, a top voter concern. These stars’ complaints about “rights” ring hollow when Trump’s DOJ is probing real threats, like the Obama-era Russia hoax Gabbard exposed on July 18, 2025. If they want to leave, fine—America’s better off without their whining. But don’t bet on most following through; they love their U.S. cash too much.

Where do we go from here?

Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell are the only big names confirmed to have fled Trump’s America, landing in England and Ireland with their millions and their gripes. Cher, Streisand, Cox, Longoria, and Ferrera talk a big game, but most are still here, proving their threats are just Hollywood hot air. To anyone with any common sense, this is a clown show—privileged celebs spitting on the country that enriched them while Trump delivers for the heartland. Let ‘em leave or stay, but stop the crying. America’s moving forward with tax cuts, secure borders, and a mandate to drain the swamp, and no amount of celebrity sob stories will change that.