Mark Ruffalo Calls Venezuela Invasion Illegal
Mark Ruffalo (L) and Sunrise Coigney (R). Photo: EFE
January 12, 2026 Hour: 10:15 am
He criticized President Trump as a ‘convicted killer’ and ‘racist.’
On Sunday, during the 83rd Golden Globes ceremony, actor Mark Ruffalo launched a sharp critique against U.S. President Donald Trump for his actions against Venezuela.
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Ruffalo arrived at the event wearing a pin with the words “BE GOOD” in memory of Renee Nicole Good, a poet and mother of three who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7.
“We have a president who is lying about what is happening. We are in the middle of a war with Venezuela which we illegally invaded,” said Ruffalo.
“He is 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 killer or a convicted racist. He is a pedophile. He is the worst human being in the world.”
Ruffalo’s comments refer to the invasion carried out by U.S. armed forces against Venezuela, which left at least 100 people dead, including civilians and soldiers, and concluded with the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
The actor, visibly emotional, linked his protest to public fear: “This is for the people of the United States who are terrorized and scared today. I know I’m one of them. I love this country. And what I see happening here is not America.”
The pin Ruffalo wore was part of an organized and visible campaign on the red carpet, where figures like Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne also wore the “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” emblems.
The campaign, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, aims to honor Renee Macklin Good and Keith Porter, another U.S. citizen killed in an incident with ICE on New Year’s Eve, and to serve as a call for humanity in the face of what they call “the chaos” brought to the streets by this agency.
In a statement, the BeGood organizers said the action responds to the fact that “2025 was one of ICE’s deadliest years in two decades” and to a massive recruitment campaign by the Trump administration.
“ICE is not making our communities safer,” the statement reads. When asked why use an awards gala for this message, Ruffalo concluded: “I want to pretend that this is… I want to be here to celebrate… But this is no longer normal. I no longer know how I can be at peace with this situation, and I feel bad.”
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Source: VN
