Olivia Wilde Responds to "Trump Lovers" Bashing Her on Twitter: "I'm Just Gonna Chill"

Actress calls out Republican presidential candidate for xenophobic remarks

By Samantha Schnurr Oct 27, 2015 8:23 PMTags
Olivia Wilde, Donald TrumpNeilson Barnard/Getty Images for Michael Kors,

When Olivia Wilde is faced with the possibility of Donald Trump in the White House, she refuses to keep mum about her opposition.

On the political spectrum, the 31-year-old Love the Coopers actress is staying far away from the Republican presidential contender, particularly on the grounds of his offensive remarks toward immigrants (for starters, he wants to build a wall). While she's faced flack over her lack of support for the billionaire business mogul, Wilde says she just won't stand for the modern-day xenophobia and confronts it head-on. 

"Ok Trump-lovers, I will do as you suggest and go back to where I came from... which happens to be NYC so I'm just gonna chill. Thanks!" she tweeted Tuesday. 

The new mom elaborated on her political stance at the premiere of Robert DeNiro's short film, Ellis—a project centered around the landmark of American immigration, Ellis Island.

"It made me think of the current refugee crisis," the actress told Page Six. "[America] was a beacon of hope for so many…yet some in this country have developed this xenophobia that totally conflicts with what we're based on."

"The fact that we can have someone running for president who openly projects that xenophobia is really sickening, particularly when you look at a film like this and remember our roots," Wilde continued.

Still, even President Barack Obama acknowledges that many American citizens, particularly within his political party, share the same beliefs as Trump when it comes to the treatment of migrants to America, which is why he has seen such great success so rapidly. 

"I think that he is tapped into something that exists in the Republican Party that's real. I think there is genuine anti-immigrant sentiment in the large portion of at least Republican primary voters," Obama said during an episode of 60 Minutes.

While Trump has lost some of his prevalence in the latest poll from Iowa, coming in at second place behind opponent Ben Carson, he is slated to appear before the nation in a highly-anticipated hosting gig for SNL on Nov. 7.

Trump may sway some new voters come his performance in two weeks, but Wilde's stance on the Donald remains crystal clear.