Longtime LGBTQ ally/Bernie Bro Susan Sarandon has been having a tough day on Twitter and it’s all because of the 2016 presidential election.
Quick recap: While campaigning for Bernie Sanders, Sarandon, who is worth an estimated $60 million, went on MSNBC to say she wasn’t sure if she could ever bring herself to vote for Hillary Clinton, suggesting she might cast her ballot for Donald Trump instead.
“You know, some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately,” she said. “If he gets in, then things will really explode.”
Well, things certainly exploded. Unfortunately, not in the way Sarandon hoped they might. The revolution didn’t come. Instead, the United States ended up with the most hateful, most divisive, most anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, anti-just-about-everything administration in modern history.
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Related: If Roe vs Wade is overturned, LGBTQ rights could be next
The country also ended up with not one, not two, but three right-wing Supreme Court Justices with extremely conservative leanings. And now an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito had leaked which shows the court has voted to strike down Roe v Wade.
Obviously, this isn’t Sarandon’s fault. But people are pissed at her anyway, saying she used her platform to poison people’s minds in 2016 and help pave the way for Donald Trump’s presidency. Here’s what they’re saying…
Welp. There goes Roe v Wade. Thanks a lot, Susan Sarandon and Bernie Sanders. Is this your revolution?
— Trinity Stands with Ukraine ?? (@TrinityMustache) May 3, 2022
BREAKING: Live reaction from Susan Sarandon
:CRICKETS:
— X Solitude ? (@aKhalifa101) May 3, 2022
How are the two Susans doing this morning?
Susan Collins and Susan Sarandon #RoeVsWade pic.twitter.com/H4ZT1JZtlz
— ? ?? ??~ Roni ~?? ??? (@paleblueeyes24) May 3, 2022
Do you know who I'm pissed at? The Susan Sarandon crowd who equated Clinton and Trump in 2016 and either voted third party or didn't vote. They ignored all of us yelling about the Supreme Court. And now, here we are back in the dark ages.
— EdinaHotdish? (@EdinaHotdish) May 3, 2022
Has anyone asked Susan Sarandon her take on this portion of her revolution? #abortionrights
— Kim Wexler's Ponytail (@MadisonKittay) May 3, 2022
Hey Susan Sarandon, this is on you.
— Annie Woodard (@annie_woodard) May 3, 2022
today is a good day to tell people like susan sarandon to shut the f*ck up.
— greg. (@mistergeezy) May 3, 2022
Thanks Susan Sarandon. Bravo. Of course when you were young this wasn’t an issue.
— Nota10 ??? (@not_a_ten) May 3, 2022
i’d blame the people who voted for Trump rather than blaming non-voters and taking a shot at Susan Sarandon but that’s just me
— Jon Becker (@jonbecker_) May 3, 2022
Maureen Dowd, Susan Sarandon, Jill Stein, Nina Turner, & all the rest—
Haven’t heard a word of remorse or responsibility.
— Sandy Garossino ??? (@Garossino) May 3, 2022
If this travesty of justice happens & Roe v. Wade is overturned, we have the Susan Sarandon "Anybody but Hillary" wing of the Progressive movement to "thank" for convincing people who might have voted for her, even if they held their noses, to stay home or vote 3rd Party.
— Bruce Ray Carr ???2022 & FOREVER! (@BruceRayCarr1) May 3, 2022
Has anyone heard from Susan Sarandon?
Actually I don’t really care, do you?— Rachel Slur ?????? ???? ?? (@RachelJSlur) May 3, 2022
Think of all the years susan Sarandon marched on Washington for womens rights only to tell women not to vote for Hillary
— Ron ⬅️🚹 (@ron12274) May 3, 2022
Tonight’s festivities were brought to you by Susan Sarandon.
— Sean the Leprechaun (@seanryan4) May 3, 2022
brooks
I think Queerty should stay off Twitter for even just a few hours. The 8-10 tweets sure fill out a two paragraph story post, though.
metta
Such a joke that they got her trending on Twitter. Why don’t people realize that Susan Sarandon does not have that much political power….haha… Why don’t they but blame where it belongs….
You have Hillary, who chose a VP candidate that was Pro Life. Obama promised to sign the Freedom of Choice Act on day one, and he obviously did not sign it during his Presidency. You have Nancy Pelosi telling Democrats that focusing on abortion access is hurting the party.
The real question is will the Democrats use their majority to codify Roe v Wade into law and finally ensure a woman’s right to choose, or will they keep to use Roe v. Wade as a fundraising tool and means to fearmonger voters.
smittoons
Hillary chose Tim Kaine tactically, and he still has a perfect pro-choice voting record, he’s no Manchin. She wanted to get some southern and moderate voters. She should have wooed Bernie and the Rust Belt, and underestimated the progressive wing’s apathy, which is on her but also them. We still do not live in a world where Hillary Friggin’ Clinton the favorite Boogeyman of the GOP isn’t a die hard liberal at the end of the day. I don’t care how much money she makes for a speech or if she’s a defense hawk. She would have done all she could to codify abortion rights, starting with the nomination of 3 Supreme Court justices who would have preserved a liberal majority on the Supreme Court.
whereshouldistart
Smitoons…not to mention if HRC had been given the presidency she ACTUALLY WON, we would have never had a million people killed by COVID!
GentlemanCaller
I’m not about to let the hold-my-breath-and-go-home berniacs and unrealistic third-party idealists off the hook for this: saying that trump and hillary were the same is about as stupid a thing to say as can be said (at the very least, Hillary would not have appointed three medieval theocrats to the Court). But you’re absolutely right about the Dems’ utter, infuriating failure to step up and codify Roe. They had FIFTY YEARS to figure out how to make legislation happen, but chose instead to fundraise off the fear and now they clutch their pearls and wring their hands as if they had no ability to change this. Now Obergefell will be next. So thanks, people like Susan Sarandon; this in fact *is* on you. And the do-nothing Dems.
smittoons
What’s worse, anyone old enough to remember the 2000 election or read a damned book about it would know how disastrous that kind of generalization can be. People really thought there was no discernible difference between Bush and Gore. People voted for Nader over Gore or just because!
Fast forward to 2008 and the US international reputation in tatters after the Iraq Invasion, non-involvement in the Kyoto Accords, and a global recession exacerbated by Bush’s terrible economic policies. When given an even starker choice of Trump and Clinton, people still had the stupidity to vote Trump, stay home or vote third party. And idiots like Susan Sarandon fanned the flames.
KyleMichelSullivan
Yeah, I understand why people want to blame Susan Sarandon for this, and no question her take was ridiculously wrong-headed, but this is on Democrats for not handling the issue when they had the chance. Under the current leadership in the house and Senate, we’ve had politicians putting politics over people’s well-being, and now it’s happening just like the GQP wants. If we don’t keep both Houses of Congress and demand this be codified into law, then next it will be gay rights in the fascists’ gun-sights, and even segregation.
smittoons
We need to keep both Houses but increase the majority to make dinosaurs like Manchin irrelevant.
fannie_dolly
My God, does Queerty only spend their time trolling Twitter? How many times can you reuse the “X should stay off Twitter today” quip? For the love of Pete, please hire some new writers.
Stefano
Hmmm I feel like it’s going to get really bad for gays, women and minorities in the land of easy money and smooth talking democrats…who did nothing to protect their backs and make sure it didn’t happen…well now let them cry and flail around like headless chickens! Finally, BennyTheHill was right…the red wave is coming this fall and the Democrats have only themselves to blame for their incompetence! I’m so glad I don’t live in your declining country!
Cam
Sweetie, it’s cute you think we don’t remember that you have been trolling for the right wing in here for months under this screename. Also cute you name check another of your screenames. I love it when the right wing troll gives itself and it’s many screenames away. LOL!!
Stefano
@cam : it’s funny how you just comment when it bothers your personal opinion and how you repeat the same thing over and over again…you’re as pathetic as BennyTheHill. You know very well that the Democratic Party has played its cards wrong and you are now caught in a catastrophic situation. your country is obviously in decline and women and gays are going to pay the price because of the recklessness and incompetence of the democrat party.
Beachman
Really? As if American has it worse than any other democracy? I think not, and as usual, people like you really wish you lived here and not in whatever fascist country you currently live.
Because everyone knows that no matter how bad it gets in the USA, it is by far, the best of the worse.
Good luck ‘Stefano’ getting your Visa…I understand the wait can be long.
Stefano
@Beachman : I live in Canada. One of the best, if not the best country in the world to live in as a gay man…and by the way, our politicians don’t spend their time questioning our basic rights…unlike your country. So no, I will never go live in the United States! Never.
Kangol2
It’s been bad for racial and ethnic minorities, but now the rest of the country is going to see how far these extremists will go. Get ready or get out and vote to vote them out!
dario717
I hate Susan Sarandon.
Cam
Sarandon is what happens when you are in a position where nothing politically can hurt you. She is past child bearing age, she isn’t a racial minority, isn’t LGBTQ and is rich. So everything is just a theoretical game to her and even if Trump won again and Republicans took over everything, her life would not change.
dwick
another privileged white woman who isn’t threatened by the Roe decision at all. If she wanted an abortion, she would be able to find a doctor for the right price.
Mack
Seems like Bennytheasshole is trolling with all his different screen names today. I know abortions doesn’t affect the LGBTQ community that much but don’t be surprise when Obergfell V Hodges is overturned next. It’s coming and you can thank the American Talibans for that.
frapachino
Hyperbole much? America Taliban? How insulting, the Taliban beheads gays you know!
Cam
@frapachino
LOL!!!! Really? You brought out THIS old screename to troll? Seriously?
Jon in Canada
Sarandoning
verb
The act of self-righteously condemning a political outcome you helped bring about, with no apology or acknowledgment
example: “Don’t stop with one women’s march. Show up. Resist Donald Trump” *she actually said this about the women’s march*
Fahd
I get it, but this doesn´t let Ralph Nadar, supported by Ben and Jerry, off the hook for undermining Gore leading to Bush the Younger stealing the 2000 election. The downward spiral continues. Pretty soon Trump’s Supreme Court will find there is no right to education in the Constitution and permitting child labor is a matter for the States to decide. How many centuries can we go back in one Court’s tenure?
frapachino
The democrats and the radical unhinged left has gone too far with their ignorant and destructive policies, naturally there is going to be push back and probably a sweep in the midterms for the GOP. I am pro choice, I am also anti vaccine mandates, some of you probably cannot wrap your narrow heads around that, oh well 😉 Anyway if the court does overturn Roe it’s not the end of the world, just be more responsible and you won’t need to get an abortion. The left can’t always get their way, even though I am pro choice this will be a good slap in the face to the left that I’ll enjoy watching.
dwick
hope you enjoy hearing about women dying from botched abortions <3
maderadurA
You can be as responsible as you want, but if Uncle Eddie wants to help himself to your genitals and it results in a pregnancy, we are now in a position where the government has imminent domain over your uterus. Don’t pretend to be pro-choice and libertarian. What is just owning the libs for you is going to be so destructive for millions of women. Please don’t be flip.
Kangol2
Says the self-admitted racist Fraps! No surprise that you’re cavalier about this turn of events AND you are basically blaming Democrats and liberals for a right-wing assault on society.
You do realize that girls and women are sexually abused and raped and may conceive a child as a result, right? This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s happening as we speak. Or are you that clueless?
cuteguy
Susan is satan. She should rot in h€ll
Cam
@frapachino
Hi BarryM, SamB, GaysForTrump, Benny…. etc….
THIS is a screename you used to a few years ago, and suddenly you brought it back to push your right wing, anti-LGBTQ troll agenda. I know Putin is under pressure and Russia is broke right now, but I figured you all could at lease afford to hire trolls that could think up new screenames. You make it too easy when you reuse them.
Your troll game is sad and weak.
white-queer-african
@Cam, just discovered the latest screenname the troll is using. foxtrot.uniform.charly.kilo
Very original! fu*k
The troll posted an hour ago on the Ivanka story. Very sad and weak as you always say.