Justine Bateman said we can collectively breathe again following Donald Trump’s re-election.
Decompressing from walking on eggshells for the past four years.
— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) November 8, 2024
What does that mean?
The actress-turned-filmmaker saw the results as a rebuke to those eager to silence debate, attack free speech and make select opinions untenable. Even if the vast majority of Americans hold them.
That doesn’t mean she endorsed Trump, nor does she call herself conservative. She avoids political labels. She wants a free, robust return to free speech, American style.
That should be a bipartisan clarion call, but it’s not in 2024. That explains why The Hollywood Reporter mischaracterized her interview with new media superstar Megyn Kelly this week.
Bateman and…
