Jason Bateman Blasted Live On Fox News Over Donald Trump Comments

Jason Bateman is facing backlash from Fox News stars after commenting on the supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling them “insulated from the facts and common sense.”

The actor, known for his role in "Ozark," made the remarks in June 2025 on "The Best People with Nicole Wallace."

Jason Bateman shared his amazement at the number of people who would still support Trump, saying, “I really am fascinated. I can’t stop watching and marry that to the fact that there are 80 some million people that would vote again for him tomorrow.”

Fox News personalities were quick to criticize Bateman for his stance.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, also known as Kennedy, took to the network to fire back, telling Bateman to “shut your pretty mouth.”

According to Daily Express, she added, “I just want to say, Jason, Jason, you’re an actor. Okay? Thank you so much, dear, now go ahead and shut your pretty mouth until someone writes some words and then you can open your mouth and say someone else’s words. Until then, shhh.”

Greg Gutfeld, another Fox host, joined in on the critique, suggesting that Bateman should focus on his sister, Justine Bateman, who has publicly supported Trump.

On "The Five," Gutfeld remarked, “He should be talking about his sister, Justine Bateman, who has emerged as the clear-eyed, clear-thinking sibling in this family, a defender of common sense and understands the Trump voter.”

Gutfeld continued. “She understands there are other people out there. Talk to your damn sister. She could straighten you out in 90 minutes.”

He added that Jason likely perceives his sister’s views as being part of a “bubble,” but that Justine had “broken out of it.”

Not one to hold back, Gutfeld called Bateman a “moron” while former White House press secretary Dana Perino joined in, stating, “Who was the most insulated last year? It was Joe Biden. So they don’t know why 80 million people would have voted against him? You’re the insulated one.”

Paul Mauro, a guest on the network, further criticized Bateman’s political opinions, telling Hollywood figures:

“We don’t care, we don’t care what you think, all right? Perform, entertain us. That’s it. Juggle, tell a joke, do a back flip, do some damn thing. We don’t care about your political opinions and the idea that an actor, a guy who won the genetic lottery because he’s good looking and then memorizes his lines or reads off a teleprompter and then goes and pretends to be someone else. I mean, that’s his job. Only an idiot would read off a teleprompter.”

Perino appeared tense after Mauro’s remark, defending herself by saying, “I read off a teleprompter as myself,” but Mauro snapped back, “We don’t care. Move on and that’s it.”

Bateman’s comments have stirred up a significant debate between Hollywood and conservative voices, as his remarks about Trump supporters continue to fuel controversy.

“I joked earlier about the ‘Trump Show’ I’m addicted to,” Bateman said. “I really am fascinated. I can’t stop watching. The things that he does and the things that he says, and marry that to the fact that there are 80-some million people that would vote again for him tomorrow, is just a social phenomenon, a political phenomenon, that I just can’t get my head around.”

“And I don’t want to ignore it. We are all neighbors; we all share this country together. I want to understand it,” Bateman added. “And I know that there’s genuine dissatisfaction with their standing in life or the system and whatnot. And so that’s legit. I’m sensitive to that, and I respect that.”

He then remarked about those voters who may have hidden agendas for supporting Trump.

“But whatever section there is that is kind of doing it just to ‘stick it to the libs,’ it’s not schadenfreude,” Bateman added. “But I am curious to see what they’re going to do when eggs keep going up and gas keeps going up. Again, I’m not wishing harm on anyone, but it’s tragic.”

“I think the people who are least equipped to bear what the Trump administration is going to yield are a lot of the folks that voted for him,” Bateman said. “And that’s really frickin’ sad, ya know?”