Roseanne Barr showed her support for President Trump with some words of praise, saying she gives him the “benefit of the doubt” despite some things they may disagree on.
The actress tweeted a link to a story on Friday that explained why the president should thank her, adding her comment, “The writer is so gracious to me, but I do like the President.”
the writer is so gracious to me, but, I do like the President
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2018
She followed up with another comment on the tweet praising Trump for accomplishments in combating human trafficking.
“President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over this world. Hundreds each month,” the actress tweeted. “He has broken up trafficking rings in high places everywhere. notice that. I disagree on some things, but give him benefit of doubt-4 now.
President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over this world. Hundreds each month. He has broken up trafficking rings in high places everywhere. notice that. I disagree on some things, but give him benefit of doubt-4 now.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2018
Trump called the actress to congratulate her following the impressive reboot of her sitcom, “Roseanne,” which returned to TV on March 27, following a two-decade hiatus. Barr’s television character is a Trump supporter.
As her tweets continued, Barr noted she originally thought Trump was a “populist” and had a videotape interviewing him and director Michael Moore on her former talk show.
i do have a video tape of me interviewing both michael moore and trump together on my old talk show-Trump was a populist, I thought-
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2018
Barr’s tweets on Friday followed a White House proclamation declaring April “National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.”
The administration announced “we remain steadfast in our efforts to stop crimes of sexual violence, provide care for victims, enforce the law, prosecute offenders, and raise awareness about the many forms of sexual assault. We must continue our work to eliminate sexual assault from our society and promote safe relationships, homes, and communities.”
Barr appeared to walk back her comments later, even after retweeting several examples of Trump’s accomplishments.
I have worked with victims of trafficking for decades & supported the fight against it. Sorry to have mentioned it here. It’s not the place.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2018
Some saw her tweets as being peculiar and some even referred back to Barr’s comments in November when she confused her Twitter audience after tweeting about the conspiracy theory “QAnon,” or “Q,” a user on the anonymous message board 4chan who claims to have inside knowledge of the White House and alleges Satanism and sex-trafficking by Trump’s opponents.
“Tell Qanon to DM me in the next 24 hours,” Barr had tweeted.
You all know Roseanne is a QAnon conspiracist who thinks the Deep State is using MKUltra to control people’s minds, right? pic.twitter.com/xGqveTwm19
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) March 28, 2018
Trump making a phone call to Roseanne — a true believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory — means there’s now a nonzero chance Trump knows about QAnon pic.twitter.com/vDx0zMjuzZ
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 29, 2018
Barr’s tweets on Friday set off another series of questions about the conspiracy theory.
What? https://t.co/iVuJWFWT8o
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 31, 2018
2. Talk about timing…The Daily Beast did a story on this yesterday which they’ve just updated.
“Roseanne Keeps Promoting QAnon, the Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory That Makes Pizzagate Look Tame”
https://t.co/UfkFhWiNeu pic.twitter.com/kvsjOYSzXb
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) March 31, 2018
Is Roseanne a QAnon conspiracy theory fan? https://t.co/GmTUXgfcqi
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) March 31, 2018
Barr tweeted later Friday saying she would no longer share opinions on Twitter because “it invites bullying.”
i thought today was a good day to talk about freeing kids from sex slavery, since it is Passover. I didn’t realize that so many were not aware of it. Anyway, no more opinions from me on twitter, it invites bullying. Moving on.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2018
Her fans, however, rose to her defense and encouraged the actress to keep speaking up.
You presented facts about the success of our @POTUS. Have the bullies already threatened to go after your sponsors?
— Amy Oakley (@MyPOTUSisDJT) March 31, 2018
Please don’t self censor. People are listening!!!
— Kevin Jones ?? (@kevbojones) March 31, 2018
You are one of the most influential women of this time, your Art (gift) has changed this World in so many ways for the better. Don’t let some cyber-bully’s hate dictate your gift to this World. Just make some Rocky Mountain Oysters out of them!
— Chris Michael (@FunnyBaldChris) March 31, 2018
Why would anyone bully you for highlighting something of such great importance.But I guess it is Social Media, and sadly some people bully just because they can. Please keep up your good work Roseanne.?
— bellapops (@karenkaren118) March 31, 2018
why not raise awareness beyond the kitchen table so more people know these issues exist? Could help other victims of abuse who might be on social media looking for help.
— [o] (@occulturalism) March 31, 2018
It’s always a good time to talk about it. Fuck the bullies! Don’t allow them to silence your opinions….because they will win every single time. You have the right to say whatever you want and don’t let anybody try to make you feel as if your voice doesn’t matter it DOES
— Kayla Martz (@Kayluvsredwings) March 31, 2018
Exactly, we need to stop coddling the left. Part of many of their issues are refusing to pull their head out of the sand. They want to be happy and that’s great but why is your happiness more important than millions of suffering, dying babies?
— Geeta Galaway (@GGalaway) March 31, 2018
Your page, your opinions. No apologies needed. People don’t need to follow. I’m glad you mentioned it. ?
— Tina Whitson (@TinaWhitson3) March 31, 2018
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