Susan Sarandon facing backlash for "mocking heroes" in anti-cop Twitter post
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Susan Sarandon is facing backlash from law enforcement for a Twitter post she shared comparing the officers gathered at slain NYPD Detective Jason Rivera's funeral to fascists.
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Susan Sarandon has attacked New York Police Department officers who attended the recent funeral of murdered cop Jason Rivera, posting a meme to Twitter calling cops fascists and questioning why police are even needed in New York City.
The actress and activist on Tuesday shared a post on Twitter that showed officers gathered at what is believed to be the funeral of slain officer Jason Rivera.
“When they tell you who they are, listen,” goes the old saying. Actress Susan Sarandon has been shouting who she is – an anti-American far-left crank who never met an issue she hasn’t been wrong on – for decades. But her latest declaration is particularly unflattering.
Actress Susan Sarandon in an eyebrow-raising tweet has called into question the need for police in New York City — and she did it by reposting a message likening cops at the funeral for fallen Officer Jason Rivera to fascists. Sarandon posted to Twitter at 5:53 p.m.
Susan Sarandon is facing backlash from law enforcement for a Twitter post she shared comparing the officers gathered at slain NYPD Detective Jason Rivera's funeral to fascists.
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