Jeff Bridges Channels ‘The Dude’ to Call Out ICE: ‘Can We Just All Calm the F–k Down?’

In astir cases, The Dude abides — but the caller actions of ICE are decidedly an exception. While appearing connected Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (Oct. 7), Jeff Bridges snapped backmost into his iconic Big Lebowski character to condemn the “aggression” helium says is happening successful migrant communities crossed the United States.

The thought to concisely reprise The Dude was Kimmel’s, with the late-night big pulling retired a patterned cardigan and White Russian — the character’s signature cocktail — for Bridges. The Oscar victor didn’t request overmuch to get backmost into The Dude’s headspace, though, instantly launching into a drawling code to the satellite astatine Kimmel’s request.

“Hey, world! The Dude here,” Bridges began. “Can we conscionable each calm the f–k down? I mean, travel on. I’m talking astir each the wars, the fighting, the cancelling. I mean, let’s conscionable chill retired man, travel on.”

Noting that helium thinks everyone is operating astatine a “9” erstwhile they should beryllium astatine a “Zero and a half” astatine most, the histrion went connected to telephone retired ICE specifically. “ICE! Let’s get ICE disconnected our streets and into our beverages,” helium said, earning applause. “This aggression volition not stand, right?”

Bridges added, “So let’s conscionable abide together. We tin bash this.”

The Hollywood icon’s remarks travel arsenic the Donald Trump medication is continuing to ace down connected migration by mode of ICE raids targeting susceptible communities. The raids person particularly affected the Los Angeles area, wherever Jimmy Kimmel Live! tapes.

Bridges besides isn’t the lone large prima who’s spoken up astir ICE recently. Zach Bryan joined galore different musicians successful calling retired the bureau by posting the unreleased opus lyrics, “I heard the cops came/ Cocky motherf–kers, ain’t they? … And ICE is gonna travel bust down your door,” connected Instagram.

After getting backlash from the White House and DHS, however, the state vocalist walked backmost somewhat connected his remarks. “This opus is astir however overmuch I emotion this state and everyone successful it much than anything,” helium wrote successful a statement. “When you perceive the remainder of the song, you volition recognize the afloat discourse that hits connected some sides of the aisle … Left helping oregon close wing, we’re each 1 vertebrate and American.”

Watch Jeff Bridges bring backmost The Dude to condemn ICE below.