Actress and environmental activist Jane Fonda said Saturday that she feels "sad" for President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE and said that he is "in bed with the fossil fuel industry."

"I don't hate him. I feel sad for him," Fonda said of Trump in a CNN interview. "And what he's doing to the world ... is just criminal. It's just criminal. It's terrible. But there's more of us, and we can make a difference."

Fonda has made headlines in recent weeks after being arrested in Washington while protesting inaction on climate change multiple times.

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She told CNN that when Trump was first elected, she wanted to get "a lot of very beautiful women who are very, very smart about climate" such as Pamela Anderson to show him the importance of the issue.

She said that she talked with Ivanka Trump Ivana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report Trump, Biden vie for Minnesota MORE and Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE, the president's advisers who are also his daughter and son-in-law respectively, but they did not follow up.