Olivia Wilde’s little red-carpet stunt at Sundance — pinning herself with an “ICE OUT” button while promoting her movie — was the kind of performative outrage the coastal elite do best: glamorous, high on self-righteousness, and utterly divorced from reality. Wilde told reporters she was “appalled” by what she called a string of murders and urged people to “delegitimize” ICE, turning complex law-enforcement issues into a moral fashion statement. Hardworking Americans watching this aren’t impressed; they see a well-heeled celebrity playing activist between premieres while real questions about public safety and due process swirl.
What prompted the anger on both sides was a tragic set of shootings in Minneapolis that have left the nation angered and divided — including the death of Alex Pretti during a federal immigration operation and earlier the killing of Renée Good. Those events have been widely reported and are under intense federal and local scrutiny, with videos, witness accounts, and official statements still being parsed as investigations continue. Nobody who believes in due process wants to pretend these are simple stories, but neither should we let celebrity virtue-signaling substitute for sober answers from prosecutors and investigators.
Megyn Kelly, who has long made a career of calling out Hollywood’s sanctimony, didn’t let Wilde’s performative display go unanswered — and neither should patriots who still value law and order over hashtags. Kelly has repeatedly highlighted how entertainers turn political crises into personal brand moments, and she used her platform to expose the gap between celebrity outrage and real accountability. Calling out the smugness of elites isn’t bitterness; it’s a defense of common-sense priorities that protect families and communities.
Let’s be honest about what this really is: a moral grandstanding tour. Olivia Wilde and her peers stroll red carpets with press kits in one hand and protest pins in the other, lecturing citizens who actually live with the consequences of chaotic policy decisions. The Sundance appearances and “ICE OUT” pins are not solutions; they’re optics — and optics don’t stop cartels, don’t secure neighborhoods, and don’t replace sober law-enforcement strategy.
Americans fed up with lawlessness want enforcement that is professional, accountable, and transparent — not celebrity sermons that ignore facts. Conservatives aren’t blind to abuses or missteps, but we do insist on a reliable rule of law and the safety it provides for working families, veterans, and children. If Hollywood wants to help, instead of lecturing they should support reforms that increase accountability, body cameras, and proper training for federal agents rather than simply slinging slogans from a velvet rope.
At the end of the day, this is about respect — respect for victims, respect for the rule of law, and respect for the American people who aren’t looking for virtue-signaling from billionaires. Megyn Kelly’s pushback is a reminder that conservatives will keep calling out both the failures of government and the hollow posturing of elites who pretend they speak for the common man. Real patriots want justice and order, not celebrity moralizing, and that’s the message Americans should carry into every conversation about public safety and immigration enforcement.
