Susan Sarandon suggests that Trump could be our best bet if Sanders doesn't win the nomination

Given the choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, actress Susan Sarandon says she might go with the latter. In a Monday night interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes, the staunch supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders sympathized with Democrats who would rather sit out the election than vote for Clinton if Sanders loses.

"But isn't that crazy?" Hayes asked Sarandon. "If you believe in what he believes in?"

"Yeah but she doesn't," Sarandon said. "She's accepted money from all those people. She doesn't even want to fight for a $15 minimum wage, so these are people that have not been — that have not come out before, so why would we think they're going to come out now for her, you know?"

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Hayes, floored, asked Sarandon again if she was really serious about not voting for Clinton — especially considering Donald Trump's rise. That's when Sarandon admitted she might see some pros to a Trump presidency. "Well, you know, some people feel Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately," Sarandon said. "If he gets in, then things will really explode."

Watch the full interview below. Becca Stanek