White House Fires Back At Mark Ruffalo Over Comments About 'Lying' JD Vance And 'Pedophile' Trump

The White House has issued a response following Mark Ruffalo’s comments about Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump.

While attending the Golden Globes, Ruffalo stopped on the red carpet to speak with USA Today and was asked about the ‘BE GOOD’ pin he was wearing on his tuxedo.

"This is for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered," the actor said, explaining the meaning behind the badge.

Good was a 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7.

Ross was involved in enforcement activity taking place in Good’s neighborhood at the time, and video footage shows her seated behind the wheel of her car.

As an officer attempted to open the vehicle door, Good tried to drive away, which led Ross to fire his weapon.

Following her death and the questions surrounding the incident, Ruffalo and several other celebrities wore ‘BE GOOD’ pins during the awards ceremony.

Mark Ruffalo wore a protest pin at the Golden Globes John Shearer/WireImage

The Department of Homeland Security later defended the ICE officer’s actions, stating that Good attempted to run over an officer and that the use of force was justified.

While discussing the pin and its meaning, Ruffalo also directed criticism toward Vice President JD Vance, accusing him of being dishonest about current events.

Shifting his focus to Trump, the actor continued his remarks, saying: "We're in the middle of a war with Venezuela that we illegally invaded. [Trump's] telling the world that international law doesn't matter to him."

"The only thing that matters to him is his own morality, but the guy is a convicted felon; a convicted rapist."

"He's a pedophile," Ruffalo continued. "He's the worst human being. If we're relying on this guy's morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we're all in a lot of trouble."

For context, Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records in May 2024, according to The Independent.

That same year, a jury also found him liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in 1996, though it was a civil case and did not result in a criminal conviction.

Trump has never been charged with a sex crime, including pedophilia.

Steven Cheung, who serves as Assistant to the President and White House Director of Communications, later addressed Ruffalo’s comments publicly.

Writing on Twitter in response to a Page Six article that covered Ruffalo and other celebrities making anti-ICE statements, Cheung said: "Poor thing Mark Ruffalo, star of She-Hulk, is one of the worst actors in the business."

"More impressively, he's an even worse human being by spewing outright lies because deep down inside, he hates himself for knowingly subjecting the public to his god awful performance."

Ouch.