Emily Blunt has apologized for the comments she made about the first GOP debate as well as her newly-acquired American citizenship.
"I just, it was so not the intention to hurt anybody or cause any offense, so I really apologize to those I caused offense," Blunt said in an interview with Today on NBC on Thursday, according to E! Online.
"It was just an off-hand joke. I think I'll probably leave the political jokes to late-night or something," she added.
Blunt, who is married to fellow actor and former "The Office" star John Krasinski, said that she watched the debate after she was sworn in as citizen of the U.S.
"I thought, 'This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?'" Blunt told The Hollywood Reporter.
Not long after, the British-born actress received backlash from chauvinistic readers and even the co-hosts of the morning show "Fox & Friends," who implored her to leave Hollywood with her comments.
"You know what? Why don't you leave Hollywood, Calif., and let some American women take on the roles that you're getting because the Americans are watching your movies and lining your pockets," Brian Kilmeade said in response to her comments.
"You know what Emily Blunt just did? She just Dixie Chicked herself. She has alienated half the country, and now will think twice about going to one of her movies," host Steve Doocy declared.
