Jennifer Lawrence says she used to be a Republican... until Donald Trump was elected

Jennifer Lawrence has revealed that she used to be a Republican voter before Donald Trump was elected to office.

In a recent appearance on the podcast Absolutely Not, the 30-year-old Hunger Games actress opened up about her prior political affiliations, stating that she was raised in a moderately conservative household and voted for John McCain back in 2008.

In the interview in question, Lawrence stated: "It's extremely hard to talk about politics. You don't want to. I'm an actor, I want everyone to see my movies [...] My first time voting, I voted for John McCain. I was a little Republican."

However, Lawrence stated that her politics changed after Donald Trump assumed office, and she became more and more jaded with his administration.

Lawrence continued:

"When Donald Trump got elected that just changed everything. Because this is an impeached president who's broken many laws and has refused to condemn white supremacy.

"It feels like there has been a line drawn in the sand. I don't want to support a president who supports white supremacists."

Lawrence spoke about the importance of voting in the following YouTube video:

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In a previous interview with comedian Ilana Glazer, Lawrence also spoke about her change in beliefs, stating:

"I'm grateful in a weird way that I have the Republican perspective, growing up in a house of Republicans and hearing why we should vote Republican, for tax reasons, for religious reasons [...] you grow up and start becoming a citizen of the world and my personal beliefs started to change.

"I thought... I guess it is fair for me to pay taxes because that's kind of like paying rent to live in this amazing country, and I like things like hospitals and schools and it makes sense to pull my part as a citizen to make this country as great as could be."

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But Lawrence isn't just making a foray into the world of politics.

She's also returning to acting after a two-year-long hiatus and joining the star-studded cast of Adam McKay's upcoming Netflix satire Don't Look Up, which also stars Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchette, Himesh Patel, Timothée Chalamet, and Ariana Grande.