Jennifer Lawrence says one 30 Rock line changed her political views

Actress Jennifer Lawrence has revealed the one line from a famous TV show that made her change her political opinions.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence has revealed the one line from the TV show 30 Rock that made her gravitate towards the Democrats, one of America’s two major political parties.

The Oscar-winning actress, 32, admitted she always thought herself to be a Republican until she stumbled upon an episode of the hit sitcom in her teenage years.

Back in 2020, Lawrence revealed she was a Republican before Donald Trump entered the White House.

The Hunger Games star revealed she voted for Republican candidate John McCain in the 2008 presidential election when he ran against Barack Obama.

Speaking to Vogue for their October issue, Lawrence said she was watching 30 Rock as a 16-year-old, and revealed the one line Tina Fey’s character Liz Lemon said that changed her perception of being a Republican.

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Jennifer Lawrence. Picture: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

The life-changing Liz Lemon line for Lawrence was: “Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn’t mean I don’t love America.”

Lawrence revealed that to her, being a Republican posed the question, “Why should my taxes pay for your haughty lifestyle?”

“Nobody likes to see half their pay cheque go away, but it made sense to me. Yeah, for the greater good, I guess it makes sense,” she said of her current views.

Speaking in 2020, Lawrence, who was raised in Kentucky, said she saw “the fiscal benefits of some of the Republican policies” but eventually realised the party’s social policies didn’t align with her views, so she “changed my politics based on the things I learned”.

But what really “changed everything” for the Silver Linings Playbook actress was Mr Trump’s election.

“This is an impeached president who’s broken many laws, and has refused to condemn white supremacy, and it feels like there has been a line drawn in the sand,” she said.

“I don’t think it’s right … it just changes things for me.”