hollywood actor Dean Cain Trump is fighting back after Ethan Hawke claimed America was no longer free and said there was now “fear in the air.”

“Try to be a conservative, friend,” Kane write on XHawke said speaking out now has consequences he’s never felt before. Hawke claimed that the atmosphere in the United States had fundamentally changed.

He made the comments this week at the Sundance Film Festival, where his film “The Weight” also premiered.

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Dean Cain refutes Ethan Hawke’s comments about losing free speech in America. (Getty Images)

Hawk said the past few years marked a turning point where he felt he could speak freely.

actor tell variety show He “never felt afraid of what he said publicly” until recent years, when he felt he had to “be careful.”

“There was a fear in the air that I had never felt before,” he continued. “This is not America. To be an artist in a free country, I’m educated enough to know that that’s a privilege. But I don’t feel that way anymore. That’s something that has to change.”

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Kane quickly responded to Hawke’s remarks. (Getty Images)

Kane’s reaction on social media directly expressed this frustration.

Entertainment industry conservatives have long argued that they Facing the blacklistlimited opportunities for dissent and open criticism.

Hawke said he feels he must be careful about his public statements. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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Hollywood actor comments after several celebrities express disapproval U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) The shooting death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis was the second anti-ICE agitator to be shot to death this month.

Olivia Wilde and Natalie Portman wear “ICE OUT” badges at the Sundance Film Festival. (Getty Images)

While attending the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, olivia wilde She, who is promoting her film The Invitation, wore an “ICE OUT” pin during her red carpet appearance and shared her thoughts on the “shocking” situation.

“We’re all here to celebrate the truly beautiful and hopeful things in cinematic storytelling,” she told Variety . “But right now the world is hurting, the country is hurting. It’s shocking.”

Other celebrities include Natalie Portman in promotion Her film “The Gallerist” addresses the “devastating” events happening in our country.

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“This is such a happy community here to celebrate film, and we’re excited to be showing ‘The Gallerist,’ but we’re also in the midst of a very devastating moment in our country’s history,” Portman told Variety.

“It’s really impossible not to talk about what’s going on right now, the brutality of ICE and how to stop it immediately. And, Americans are showing what a beautiful community they are right now. They’re standing up for each other, protecting each other, fighting for their freedom. Against the backdrop of pain in our country, it’s a bittersweet moment to celebrate something we’re so proud of.”

Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.