Staff Reports
Hollywood turned the 2026 Golden Globes into a political rally, with stars showing up on the red carpet wearing “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” pins and using the ceremony to slam immigration enforcement. What should have been a night to celebrate artistry instead became another spectacle of celebrity virtue-signaling, with familiar faces turning an awards show into a press conference for the left.
Some of those same celebrities—actors with Marvel ties and other big franchises—didn’t hesitate to clutch their pearls and post emotional tributes as ICE carried out sweeps across cities troubled by violent crime. That performance of moral superiority comes off especially hollow when you remember many of these stars make millions from American audiences while lecturing Americans about who should be allowed to live here.
The White House, finally willing to push back, has not been shy about calling out celebrities who protest enforcement while ignoring victims. Administration social posts and spokespeople have bluntly defended the need to remove dangerous criminals and have even taken aim at entertainers who protested the use of their music or criticized ICE operations. That pushback is exactly what’s needed: leadership that prioritizes safety over Hollywood sensitivity.
This isn’t abstract politics—there are real consequences and real victims. The outrage centered on a tragic shooting involving an ICE agent that has driven much of the public response, and it’s understandable that people want answers; but sympathy for pain shouldn’t translate into a blanket defense of lawlessness. Americans deserve an immigration system that protects citizens and holds criminal actors accountable.
Yet too many in Tinseltown reflexively side with open borders and sanctuary rhetoric, then cry crocodile tears onstage while demanding accountability only for the enforcement arm. The White House calling out high-profile influencers and musicians for weaponizing sorrow against enforcement policies is not cruelty—it’s a reminder that leadership must defend the rule of law and the families harmed by illegal activity.
Hardworking Americans are sick of being lectured by celebrities who treat patriotism like a prop and safety like an inconvenience. The American people know the difference between compassion and chaos, and they deserve a government that will uphold borders and back law enforcement without apology. Hollywood can keep its press releases and pity tours; the rest of the country will keep insisting on order and accountability.
If conservatives learned anything from this episode, it’s that cultural elites cannot be allowed to set the terms of national security debates simply because they have followings. Stand with policies that protect citizens and victims, not with performative sob stories staged for publicity and awards-season optics.
Let Hollywood cry on camera if it wants, but don’t let their tears drown out the voices of victims, families, and everyday Americans who want peace and safety in their neighborhoods. The White House’s tough rhetoric is a welcome corrective to years of unchecked celebrity sanctimony, and patriotic voters should cheer leaders who put America first.
