Elizabeth Banks was praising the arc of her Effie Trinket character in the “Hunger Games” movies when she veered into a takedown of white women who voted for Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. (Watch the video below.)
“The Miniature Wife” star took the political detour on Bustle’s “One Nightstand” podcast, posted Tuesday.
Banks described Effie’s growth from propping up a fascist regime to realizing it was unjust. “By the end, she’s like a revolutionary,” the actor said. “She gets turned by the events of it. … I wish more of us were becoming revolutionaries!”
The actor continued, “Effie is the model, guys! I don’t understand the 53% of white ladies that didn’t vote for Kamala. What were you thinking?”
Interviewer Charlotte Owen quickly moved on by asking Banks if her children had watched “The Hunger Games.”
