Kristen Stewart is considering leaving the US because of Donald Trump’s presidency
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Kristen Stewart is looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump.
The “Twilight” actress revealed in an interview with The Times that she is developing her career as a director by being able to make films in Europe because she “can’t work freely” in America.
His directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” was shot in Latvia as it “wouldn’t have been possible in the States.”
Stewart added that Trump’s threat of tariffs on films made outside the country is “terrifying” for the film industry.
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Kristen Stewart criticized Donald Trump’s proposed film industry tax. (Michael Buckner)
“Truth is completely falling apart under Trump,” he said. “But we have to take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in.”
The bi-coastal actress – who spends time in Los Angeles and New York – admitted she “probably won’t” stay in the states for long.
“I can’t work freely there,” said Stewart. “But I don’t want to give up completely. I’d like to make films in Europe and shove them down the throats of the American people.”
In September, four months after he started the idea, Trump proposed a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States.
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“Ours filmmaking business it has been stolen in the United States of America, by other countries, as stealing ‘candy from a child.’ California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been hit hard!” Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time. “Therefore, to solve this long-term, chronic problem, I will be placing a 100% Tariff on any films made outside of the United States.”
Kristen Stewart said “truth is completely broken under Trump.” (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)
“Thank you for your attention to this matter. DO AMERICA AGAIN!,” he concluded.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office responded that a statement on X: “The governor tried to explain this to Trump months ago – when this was originally proposed – that his actions would cause irreparable damage to the US film industry. Today’s move is 100% stupid.”
Trump’s proposal has not gained momentum.
Stewart has struggled to make the film since first announcing the project in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, but told Porter Magazine in 2024 that he plans to film in Latvia.
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“It’s a budding film culture there. Look, I’m all about the way we make films here [in the U.S.]but I needed some kind of solid team. I’m not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I will not do that here,” he explained at the time.
Kristen Stewart shot her first directorial in Latvia. (Matt Winkelmeyer)
His history with the president goes back more than a decade. While dating “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson, Stewart was involved in a cheating scandal with her then-married “Snow White and the Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders.
Trump sent a series of tweets at the time, including, “Robert Pattinson shouldn’t take Kristen Stewart back. He cheated on her like a dog and he’ll do it again — look. He can do so much better!”
Trump followed up days later with another post on the platform, and wrote, “Everybody knows I’m right that Robert Pattinson should dump Kristen Stewart. In a few years, you’ll thank me. Smart, Robert.”
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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been dating for four years after meeting on the set of “Twilight.” (Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
Last month, the “Adventureland” actor slammed the entertainment industry as a “capitalist hellhole” with misogyny and “discriminatory voices.”
“We’re at an important nexus, because I think we’re ready for a complete system break. You know what I mean? I mean that all over and I mean the world that I live in, which is just the entertainment industry,” Stewart said during a sit down with the New York Times’ “The Interview.”
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“We have to start stealing our films. I am very grateful for all the unions. Trust me, we would not survive without them. But some of the policies and laws and some of the structures we have created have created incredible barriers for artists to be able to express themselves.”
He argued, “It’s very difficult to make films, it just doesn’t have to be like that. I’m just trying to think of some kind of weird, like a Marxist, like a Communist, a situation that some people can definitely think of, of course this psycho says that, but I think it’s possible, especially in this kind of small and special situations, but I’m not talking about the whole world, but I’m not talking about our country. It’s very difficult to be honest.”
