Flight of the Lefties! The Stars Who Vowed to Quit U.S. In Wake of a Donald Trump Win — From Sharon Stone to Cher and Amy Schumer

Before the 2016 election, Amy Schumer told BBC Newsnight she thought about moving out of the U.S. if Donald Trump successfully became the president.

Schumer said: "My act will change because I will need to learn to speak Spanish because I will move to Spain or somewhere. It's beyond my comprehension if Trump won. It's just too crazy."

One year before the 2024 presidential election, Barbra Streisand appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she declared she "can't live" in the U.S. if Trump was reelected.

Streisand also spoke highly of President Joe Biden and his administration at the time, saying she "likes" the current head of the country.

She told Stephen Colbert: "I think he's done a good job. I think he's compassionate, he's smart, he supports the right things."

The 82-year-old EGOT winner previously shared the same sentiment before the 2016 election, telling 60 Minutes Australia she would leave the U.S. and move to Australia or Canada.

In a 2016 appearance on "The Bestseller Experiment" podcast, Bryan Cranston disclosed he would move away from the U.S. if Trump won.

He added: "It's not real to me that would happen. I hope to God it won't."

If Biden failed his presidential run in 2020, Bruce Springsteen would have moved to Australia already.

He said: "Every time, we have nothing but good times down there. It's always a treat to come. Love the people, love the geography, great place for motorcycle trips, it's close to our hearts."

Springsteen added: "If Trump is reelected — which he will not be; I'm predicting right now he's gonna lose — if by some happenstance he should be, I'll see you on the next plane."

Speaking with The Guardian in October 2023, Cher shared her thoughts about Trump's potential White House return.

She said: "I almost got an ulcer the last time [Trump was in office]. If he gets in, who knows? This time I will leave [the country]."

John Legend sat down for a September 2020 interview with Cosmopolitan, during which he admitted he and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, had considered exiting the U.S. because of Trump.

He said: "Every once in a while you think about it."

Legend continued: "We were born and raised here, all of our families are here. It would be hard to leave. But I don't know what one's supposed to do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy."

After saying she would move out of the U.S. if Trump won, Miley Cyrus set the record straight in a 2017 interview.

The singer said: "I'm not f------ leaving the country, that's some ignorant s---, that's dumb. Because that's me abandoning my country when I think I've got a good thing to say to my country."

She continued: "And trust me, I hear every day on my Instagram, 'Just leave already! When are you going to leave?' Well, that's not going to be any good. Does it really matter where I am? Because wherever I am, my f------ voice is gonna be heard, and I'll make sure of it."

Samuel L. Jackson said in a 2015 Jimmy Kimmel Live! sketch: "If that m----------- becomes president I will move my black a-- to South Africa."

A few months later, The Marvels actor took to X to tell his followers they could talk if they learned the difference between his opinion and a skit.

Sharon Stone told the Daily Mail in July: "I am certainly considering a house in Italy. I think that's an intelligent construct at this time."

In March 2016, Whoopi Goldberg said: "Maybe it's time for me to move, you know. I can afford to go."

But after The Apprentice star's win in November 2016, the host clarified her statement during an episode of The View.

She said: "A lot of folks have said they were leaving over the course of these last couple years if Trump got elected. And, once again, people assume that that's what I [said]."

She later added that she "would not leave this country for him to p--- it all over, for any reason."

A source confirmed on Wednesday, November 20, that Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, moved to Southwest England weeks after Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

Eva Longoria has since denied plans to move to another country, however, when reacting to Trump's election win during an interview with Marie Claire, the actress stated: "I get to escape and go somewhere."

The actress explained: "Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them. The shocking part is not that he won. It’s that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office. If he keeps his promises, it’s going to be a scary place."