Moments after Hillary Clinton kicked off her second presidential bid Sunday, Hollywood supporters and haters alike burned up social media with reaction.
Among the first to congratulate the former first lady was her daughter Chelsea Clinton who tweeted, “Very proud of you Mom!”
Chelsea wasn’t the only familiar face throwing their support behind Clinton.
“Let the feisty debates begin! Everyone has a right to their opinion but apathy is for dickheads. #Hillary2016,” wrote “TRON:Legacy” actress
R&B singer Ciara kept her reaction short and sweet, tweeting: “EXCITED!!”
While singer-songwriter Moby offered a philosophical response, citing idealism and the tea party.
Elections are not the time for naive idealism when the alternative to #Hillary2016 will be a Koch backed tea party republican.
— moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) April 12, 2015
Let the feisty debates begin! Everyone has a right to their opinion but apathy is for dickheads. #Hillary2016
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) April 12, 2015
EXCITED!! #Hillary2016 https://t.co/V5PuCJkrQA
— Ciara (@ciara) April 12, 2015
.@HillaryClinton will fight for the poor, middle class and embrace young people!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 12, 2015
I have an announcement: I'm not running for president. Yay #Hillary2016 !
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) April 12, 2015
This is Hillary reading a text from me that says "with you every step of the way, gurl" #mypresident https://t.co/IpeklQIXzl
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) April 12, 2015
.@HillaryClinton announced she is running for president. Man, I did not see that coming.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) April 12, 2015
.@hillaryclinton is smart, caring and determined. She is going to be an outstanding president! #Hillary2016
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) April 12, 2015
Getting started @HillaryClinton? Happy to help. #Hillary2016 http://t.co/mK425yv0P8
— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) April 12, 2015
But not everyone welcomed the news of Clinton’s re-do. Among the less than enthusiastic — Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, who recently told filmfestivals.com she is no Clinton fan. “I don’t vote with my vagina,” Sarandon said. “If Elizabeth Warren (US Senator, Mass.) came up, I would go that way. She (Hillary Clinton) lost me when she voted for the war without looking.”
A slew of Republicans also jumped on the Clinton bashing bandwagon, including presumptive presidential candidate Jeb Bush who tweeted: “We must do better than Hillary. If you’re committed to stopping her, add your name now.”
The hashtag #WhyImNotVotingForHillary, started by GOP blogger Markeece Young, also trended for several hours.
Below is a sampling of the #WhyImNotVotingForHillary hate.
The thing about announcing your campaign on twitter is that a 19 yr old kid like me creates a negative hashtag that trends #1 in the nation
— Mr. Young (@young_nc22) April 12, 2015
Democrats calling me a uncle tom, So i'm acting white for not voting for your white candidate lol?? #Hillary2016 #WhyImNotVotingForHillary
— Mr. Young (@young_nc22) April 12, 2015
"@burger__meister: #WhyImNotVotingForHillary because I'll be voting for @realDonaldTrump"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2015
Because her husband is one of the greatest serial offenders of women of my lifetime. #WarOnWomen #WhyImNotVotingForHillary
— Brittany Pounders (@LibertyBritt) April 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/WiseManPhil/status/587345417974587392
https://twitter.com/WiseManPhil/status/587344661695463424
https://twitter.com/ThePatriot143/status/587328947660181504