Actress Suzanne Somers was approached by TMZ and asked how she felt about the government shutdown. During the interview, she admitted to being a fan of President Donald Trumpâs policies.
Hereâs the conversation:
TMZ: Hey Suzanne. Are you happy about the shutdown with the government today?
Somers: Yeaaah.
TMZ: Itâs about time we shut down or what? What are your thoughts on that?
Somers: Letâs just, like, get it all together.
TMZ: Get it all together?
Somers: [while laughing awkwardly] None of us want it.
TMZ: Shutdown permanently. Itâs Trumpâs one year anniversary. Do you think itâs, like, a timely thing to happen?
Somers: Iâm happy about him.
TMZ: Youâre happy about what heâs doing? Cutting taxes?
Somers: Yeah, I am.
TMZ: Whatâre you happy about?
Somers: Iâm happy that the economy is doing so much better.
TMZ: Awesome. Thatâs so cool to hear someone say that in Los Angeles because itâs a very oppossingâ
Somers: Very rare.
TMZ: âside and take.
Somers: [while laughing] And now my career is over.
TMZ: [laughing] Oh stop. I think thereâs some people that will have your back out there.
Peopleâs reactions on Twitter were priceless.
So much for the freedom to have your own opinion and beliefs.
â Carrie Casselman (@CCasselman80) January 23, 2018
Sadly, in her line of work, if youâre not a liberal then youâre nothing. And you put your career in jeopardy.
She's entitled to her opinion and I respect it even if it's not mine. No one should hate her for it, just pray for her. pic.twitter.com/e9vm0c8oPi
â Sxippy Dennison (@SXiPPY) January 23, 2018
Just because she doesnât share the same political opinion as you doesnât mean that she needs âprayersâ to come to her sensesâŚor to your side.
Damn, where is her publicist? #ChicagoPRworks pic.twitter.com/KlkvahC3x2
â William (@UwillFollowMe2) January 23, 2018
Her publicist would probably be more upset if she said âno commentâ and smacked the camera. At least she was friendly and answered the guyâs questions.
While Iâm not a Trump fan, whatever happened to people being allowed political opinions without fear of backlash. There are enough Americans who backed him that a few in Hollywood shouldnât be so surprising
â shmeze in T.O. (@shmeze) January 23, 2018
People like Somers are afraid to speak out in favor of Trump because heâs such a devisive person. People on the right love him. People on the left hate him. If youâre somewhere in the middle then both groups hate you. Itâs a lose-lose scenario for a person in Hollywood who could careless.
Just what I said they have to hate him to have a career but in private they vote for him ha ha ha!!!!
â JAM (@belleville26) January 23, 2018
Welcome to America, where the politics are divisive and Hollywood elites are hypocrites.