Has this huge list of celebrities promised to leave the US if Trump wins?

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Kim Kardashian, Tom Hanks, Oprah, Bryan Cranston, and Hillary Clinton were among a long list of celebrities that activist Andrew Tate says have pledged to leave the United States if Donald Trump win the presidential election.

In a candid speech, Tate, who said he would return to the United States after Trump’s victory, mentioned several superstars by name, telling each of them to “f** *”.

Some of the biggest names in the world backed Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed bid for the White House. Some big names have said they will leave the US if Trump is elected president.

However, such as Newsweek they found, most of Tate’s claims were false and some lacked significant substance.

A post on X, formerly Twitter, by the user @EM_Highlights, showed Tate listing celebrities who had allegedly promised to leave if Donald Trump won the presidential election. This video contains vulgar and offensive language.

“I have a long list here of all the people who have said they’re going to leave America if Trump wins,” Tate said.

This list included Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Rob Reiner, Barbara Streisand, Cher, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Megan Rapinoe, Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Bill Gates, Jane Fonda, Madonna, Mark Ruffalo, Kim Kardashian, Bruce Springsteen, George Clooney, Hunter Biden, Oprah, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Travis Kelce, Bobbi Althoff, Rashida Tlaib, Stormy Daniels , Anthony Fauci, George Soros, Diddy, Eminem, Ellen DeGeneres, Sean Penn, Sharon Stone, Ashley Judd , Tommy Lee, Bryan Cranston, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Bono.

Without further explanation, Tate’s claim suggests that these people made the claims before the 2024 election.

Newsweek unable to find public statements from many of these people who say they will leave the US if Trump is elected. Of those who have, most of them gave their opinion during the 2016 or 2020 elections. The context has changed a lot of opinions as well.

Of the celebrities that Tate spoke about, the following offered comments that they would consider leaving or have considered since Trump was elected president:

Whoopi Goldberg

As previously reported by Newsweek, Goldberg was quoted as saying in March 2016 “maybe it’s time for me to move, you know. I can walk.”

However, Goldberg made his comments clear The View in the days after Trump was elected in November 2016.

“A lot of people said they would leave a few years ago if Trump was elected. Again, people assumed that’s what I did. [said]Goldberg said, adding that he was “accidentally connected” to such people.

His full words were: “You start pointing and saying, ‘This man is a rapist and a murderer;’ it makes me angry, because I have been a part of when they use blanket terms only about Black people, or when they use blanket terms to talk about white people or women or any group.

“I don’t think it’s America. I don’t want it to be America. Maybe it’s time for me to move,” Goldberg added, reading from his previous statement.

Goldberg later said: “Just to be clear, I’m not going to leave this country to hit the ground running, for any reason. I’ve been here since the late 1700s,” he added. by saying.

In November 2016, Goldberg reiterated that he is “not leaving the country I was born and raised in. My family spent years trying to get elected, and trying to do everything that we as Americans are allowed to do.

“We’re allowed to protest. We’re allowed to stand up and say we disagree. Whether we agree or not, that’s fine. But you can’t tell me I’m going. You don’t know. Make that decision for me while I’m here. !

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen

In September 2020, Legend suggested to Cosmopolitan that he and Teigen, his wife, had considered leaving the US because of Trump. However, the quote was not a commitment, as Tate said.

“Every now and then you think about it,” the singer said.

“We were born and raised here, all our families are here. It can be hard to leave. But I don’t know what one should do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy.”

Barbara Streisand

Streisand said in an interview with Stephen Colbert in November 2023, “I wouldn’t live in this country if [Trump] become president,” adding that he may move to England.

He made similar comments in 2016, telling the Australian 60 minutes: “I’m worried, I’m not taking anything, I want Hillary Clinton to be the president of the United States but still, there is still a lot of sexism for a woman as president?”

“To make fun of him, the way he insults him left and right. He has no details but I don’t know, I can’t believe it, I will come to your country if you let me in or Canada.”

Cher

The “Believe” singer has vowed to travel in 2016 and 2023, as reported by Newsweek.

Cher said: “I almost got an ulcer last time Caretaker in October 2023

“If he comes in, who knows? This time I’ll go.”

Amy Schumer

Schumer has considered moving to Spain before the 2016 election. The joker told the BBC Newsnight in September 2016: “My act will change because I will need to learn to speak Spanish because I will move to Spain or somewhere. It’s beyond my understanding if Trump wins. It’s just so crazy.”

Bruce Springsteen

The “Born in the USA” singer hinted in October 2020 that he would come to Australia if Democratic candidate Joe Biden did not win.

“I love Australia,” Springsteen told Australian media. “Each time, we have nothing but good times down there. It’s always fun to come. Love the people, love the geography, great motorcycle travel, close to our hearts.”

“If Trump is re-elected—which he won’t be; I’m predicting he’ll lose now—if he is, I’ll see you on the next plane.”

The context of the comments suggests that it was not a firm commitment.

Samuel L. Jackson

In 2015 Jimmy Kimmel Live! sketch, Jackson said “If that mother becomes president, I’ll take my black ass to South Africa,” referring to Trump.

However, speaking about the sketch in 2016 on X (then Twitter), Jackson said he was staying.

“When you learn the difference between My Real Opinion and A Kimmel Skit… Maybe we can talk. Until then, I Barbed Wire Up Your A****!!” you wrote.

Miley Cyrus

The “Flowers” singer said in 2016 that she would leave the US if Trump won. When he left, Cyrus did not leave and later retracted his comments.

Cyrus said NME in 2017: “I don’t leave the country, they’re ignorant, I’m dumb.

“Because I am abandoning my country when I think I have something good to say to my country.

“And trust me, I hear every day on my Instagram, ‘Just leave! When are you going to leave?’ In fact, that will not be good at all.

To Vanity Fair in 2019, he said: “You know, I said I would move if he became president. We all said a bunch of s*** that we didn’t mean.”

Sharon Stone

The actor told MailOnline in July 2024 that he is considering buying a house in Italy if Trump wins.

“I’m definitely thinking about an Italian house. I think that’s a smart building at this time.” he said

“This is the first time in my life that I’ve seen anyone running on a platform of hatred and oppression.”

Tommy Lee

The Mötley Crüe frontman told the UK magazine Big Issue in 2020: “Dude, I swear to god if that happens, I’m going to visit the UK. I’m out of here. I’m going to go back to my country, go back to Greece, get a house. the islands.

“The most painful thing is that I feel that we are ashamed. I feel that people in Europe and the whole world look at America and think: ‘What are you doing here? Stop. vote for celebrities and find a real person to run the country.’

Bryan Cranston

The Breaking Bad the actor said Vendor Test podcast in 2016 that he would “happen” if Trump was elected president.

He said: “It is not realistic for me that that can happen. I hope to God that it will not happen.

No Other Reports

Newsweek they did not receive public statements from the remaining celebrities mentioned by Tate saying they would leave the US if Trump is elected president.

Others have made similar statements without saying them directly, or in important contexts.

For example, Stormy Daniels’ husband Barrett Blade told CNN in May 2024 that there was a “good chance” they would leave the country if Trump was acquitted of his Manhattan criminal case, which he when he didn’t have it.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong also said in 2022 that he would deny citizenship after the Supreme Court’s overturning decision. Roe v. Wadea decision made easier by Trump to fill the Court with ethical judges and one that Trump took credit for.

“F*** America. I’m f******g to give up my citizenship. I’m f******g to come here,” Armstrong told a London audience in June 2022.

“I’ve just had too much… I’m the fool in the world to go back to that painful nationalism.”

Politico reported in December 2023 that unnamed sources close to Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, have heard that he is worried that he may have to flee the country if Trump is re-elected president. Newsweek could not find a public statement from Hunter Biden confirming this, and the claim does not amount to a similar commitment.

Many of the names on the list such as Swift, Kelce, Hanks, Fonda, Penn, Soros, Fauci, and Eminem were unfoundedly linked to engagement before.