Actress “Hanoi” Jane Fonda is once again on the warpath from the cushy confines of her Hollywood bubble.

“This is a very chilling time. You know, we’ve faced attempts at autocracy before in the ’20s and ’30s, and you’ve cited the example of McCarthyism. There was Jim Crow. This is different, and we should all be very scared, and the key is solidarity,” Fonda told CNN’s Dana Bash on “Inside Politics.”

Fonda went on to rally support for her “Committee for the First Amendment” initiative, which relaunched on Wednesday and has the backing of 600 entertainment industry leaders after the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, according to The Hill.

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a McCarthy-era initiative founded in the 1940s by her father, Henry Fonda, to protect against attacks on free speech.

“The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together… pic.twitter.com/iFtc8qkb8M

— Variety (@Variety) October 1, 2025

The Los Angeles Times: “Jane Fonda, derided as ‘Hanoi Jane’ and a traitor during the Vietnam War, is a modern-day force in Democratic politics”

Tells you everything you need to know about the Democrat Party. pic.twitter.com/HYNBI3EjLM

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 1, 2025

“And so, that’s why I thought to resurrect the spirit of the committee that was started in the ’50s, and it included my father, within the entertainment industry,” Fonda continued. “This is contained within — we want to work cross-sectorally with other people because, obviously, a lot of other people are affected by what’s happening.”

Fonda was also very proud of herself for coming up with an acronym for her Hollywood resistance movement… an acronym that got the full-throttled approval from CNN’s Bash.

“We’re going to engage in Creative, Non-violent, Non-co-operation. CNN!” Fonda said. “We’ll take it,” Bash responded.

Seriously lol… Why is Jane Fonda still giving her take on the news…

Hey Hanoi Jane, the 60’s called they want you back pic.twitter.com/yCHrihp8OK

— kevin smith (@kevin_smith45) October 1, 2025

Meanwhile, the White House offered a blistering response to Fonda’s initiative.

“Hanoi Jane is free to share whatever bad opinions she wants. As someone who actually knows what it’s like to be censored, President Trump is a strong supporter of free speech, and Democrat allegations to the contrary are so false, they’re laughable,” WH spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said.

“[President Trump] is focused on left-wing organizations that have fueled violent riots, organized attacks against law enforcement officers, coordinated illegal doxing campaigns, arranged drop points for weapons and riot materials, incited violence all across America.”

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