Well over and above her physical appearance - IIRC, she’s come out as a rather militant lesbian anti-Trump hardcore leftist who is vehemently anti-military.
Why, exactly, should she have been rewarded with a role on a pro-military movie?
> Why, exactly, should she have been rewarded with a role on a pro-military movie? <
I’m not a big one for ideological purges. And for goodness sakes, it’s only a movie. McGillis had a major role in the first movie. It would have been a nice thing to do to include her in the sequel. As Tax-chick noted, McGillis could have had a minor roll as an analyst, or something like that.