By Mark Gray
12:02pm PST, Dec 7, 2022
_
As expected, former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that he's making another run for the highest office in the land. The former POTUS kicked off his 2024 campaign at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, with a speech that criticized current President Joe Biden. Following his announcement, a bevy of celebrities weighed in on the speech — and Trump.
Click through to see how the entertainment world is reacting to Trump's latest campaign news…
RELATED: Pictures from Donald Trump's last day in office
_
"The whole vibe is giving Uncle Rico talking to Napoleon about what a great football player he used to be in high school." –Meghan McCain during Donald Trump's announcement broadcast
_
"Trump is the definition of 'fake populist elite.' He has done nothing for working class people or America except to take the GOP down." –Mark Ruffalo
_
"I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics. While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena." –Ivanka Trump
_
"The must dangerous man in America is not trump – or the fascists – they are out in the open – it's the man heading justice who refuses to enforce the law" –John Cusack, referring to Merrick Garland
_
"I honestly believe that we'll have better choices come 2024." –Mike Pence
_
"We just finished this election, OK? People just need to chill out a little bit on some of this stuff." –Florida Governor Ron DeSantis when asked if there's a "civil war brewing in the GOP"
_
"Two years ago we were a great nation and soon we will be a great nation again! – President Donald Trump" –Donald Trump Jr.
_
"good luck u orange nazi #byeTRUMP" –Rosie O'Donnell
_
"There's no other way to put this: Donald Trump is a complete and utter fool. Not to mention a Career Criminal. Time to Indict and put the last nail into his Corrupt Coffin. Merrick Garland's choice could not be more clear. Either uphold the Rule of Law and defend American Democracy, or contribute to its destruction by allowing the man who led an armed Insurrection to overthrow the United States Government to go unpunished." –Rob Reiner
_
"#Trump lost the popular vote by 3million in 2016. He lost House midterms in 2018 by 41 seats. He lost presidency in 2020 by 7million. He lost senate midterms 2022. Trump has done what few Dems could…unite the Democratic party." –Carole Radziwill
_
"He lost three times… People on the right seem to love losers. They love the confederate flag, which is the symbol of losers," DL Hughley told TMZ. "The definition of insanity is going the same thing over and over again. Either it's the definition of insanity or the new definition of the GOP, but thanks, keep doing it." He added, "I think Trump will either win the nomination or burn it to the ground… I think it's a party of cowards, because only cowards would keep letting a man lead them to the path of destruction like this. No one will tell this man 'no.'"
_
"When the first movie was really bad it rarely leads to a successful sequel," veteran newsman Dan Rather tweeted. He later tweeted "NPR brings the context. Good for them," in response to the news organization's breaking news tweet that read, "Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024."
_
"Trump announcing about 2024 right when we all just went through the midterms is like your awful neighbor putting up tacky holiday decorations the day after Halloween. Let us enjoy the quiet sound of no negative ads, no national election headlines already. Read the room." –George Takei
_
"For anyone who needs to hear this — trump announcing he is running for President does not have a legal impact on investigations. No one at DOJ watched that speech and ripped up all of the work they have been pursuing" –Jen Psaki
