Jennifer Lawrence says a line in 30 Rock changed her mind 

Jennifer Lawrence has revealed that she always thought herself to be a Republican until an episode of 30 Rock.

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The Hunger Games actor revealed in 2020 that she voted for Republican candidate John McCain in 2008.

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In Vogue’s October cover story, Lawrence recalled watching 30 Rock at home when she was 16.

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Travel opened Lawrence’s eyes to the concentration of wealth at the top of society.

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For her, republicanism had meant: “Why should my taxes pay for your haughty lifestyle?”

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Now, she sees that: “Nobody likes to see half their paycheck go away, but it made sense to me."

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Lawrence explained via Twitter in 2020: “I grew up in a Republican family and voted for John McCain in 2008."

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Through Obama’s presidency, growing up to realise I was voting against my rights."

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The actor was a vocal critic of former US president Donald Trump, recalling on a 2016 episode of The Graham Norton Show.

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