Elizabeth Banks Says ‘I Don’t Understand the 53% of White Ladies Who Voted’ for Trump and ‘More of Us’ Should Be Like Effie From ‘Hunger Games’: ‘Become Revolutionaries’ and Oppose Fascism

Apr 15, 2026 9:20am PT Elizabeth Banks Says ‘I Don’t Understand the 53% of White Ladies Who Voted’ for Trump and ‘More of Us’ Should Be Like Effie From ‘Hunger Games’: ‘Become Revolutionaries’ and Oppose Fascism

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Elizabeth Banks appeared on Bustle’s “One Nightstand” podcast to promote her new Peacock series “The Miniature Wife” and called out the white women who voted for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. While the actor can’t understand how one could make that decision, she did evoke her “Hunger Games” character Effie Trinket while sharing her wish for Trump voters to renounce fascism.

“Effie for me is one of the characters that has the greatest arc that I’ve ever played because obviously she props up this fascist regime that she benefits from and it’s not until she really comes to care for and see how unfair it is when they want to pull Katniss and Peta into the games again…” Banks explained.

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