Actor Ron Perlman plays a lot of reactionary tough guys — perhaps most notably Clarence “Clay” Morrow on Sons of Anarchy — but in real life he’s an outspoken progressive. He tweets a lot, mostly about politics, and he doesn’t mince words when talking about the current administration. So when he got some pushback from one of Trump’s biggest allies over social media, Perlman wasted no time to set hi straight.
The back-and-forth began Saturday night, when the former Hellboy called out Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, one of the president’s most loyal lapdogs, for a tweet denouncing the U.S.’s wildly successful national soccer team, who famously had no interest in accepting congrats from a president they despised.
“The US Soccer team called and you guessed it… said they couldn’t give any less of a f*ck about what you two dips*its think,” Perlman tweeted, tagging both Gaetz and Trump.
Gaetz responded Sunday morning:
“This racial justice warrior had no problem in Hollywood portraying the White Supremacist leader of a motorcycle gang.” Gaetz wrote, adding a Sons of Anarchy hashtag.
“Yessir, so true! So rewarding playing a*sholes on tv,” Perlman shot back, adding, “Tell me sir, how is it actually being one?”
“Honestly? The fact that Hollywood thinks I’m an a*shole is a badge of honor,” Gaetz replied, adding: “You wouldn’t be tweeting about me if my message weren’t true & effective. Threatens your wokeness. How triggered will you be when @realDonaldTrump is re-elected? More or less than when crooked lost?”
This prompted another jab from Perlman:
“Speaking of Woke Matty, do you think it’s just Hollywood that thinks you’re an a*shole?” Perlman responded. “Read the comments, I’ll wait…”
Gaetz responded by talking about the size of the district he represents. But Perlman had a response to that one, too.
“Ya know what, you’re right. A guy who wins a totally gerrymandered district with daddy’s money deserves our deepest admiration,” Perlman told Gaetz. “You’re right..I only PLAY scumbags and grifters. You’re the real deal!”
Check out the Twitter exchange below:
The US Soccer team called and you guessed it… said they couldn’t give any less of a fuck about what you two dipshits think. @realDonaldTrump @mattgaetz
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 13, 2020
This racial justice warrior had no problem in Hollywood portraying the White Supremacist leader of a motorcycle gang. #SOA https://t.co/mKUFz4y5ru
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 14, 2020
Yessir, so true! So rewarding playing assholes on tv. Tell me sir, how is it actually being one? https://t.co/8Yk4lXvyAI
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 14, 2020
Honestly? The fact that Hollywood thinks I’m an asshole is a badge of honor 🙂
You wouldn’t be tweeting about me if my message weren’t true & effective. Threatens your wokeness.
How triggered will you be when @realDonaldTrump is re-elected? More or less than when crooked lost? https://t.co/E31s3MuWP9
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 14, 2020
Speaking of Woke Matty, do you think it’s just Hollywood that thinks you’re an asshole? Read the comments, I’ll wait… https://t.co/gUg6buUQ7t
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 14, 2020
There’s still no end in sight in the fight between the actor and the politician. In fact, Perlman sounded like he wasn’t finished yet, writing, “Matt, ya really wanna keep going? I been schoolin ya all day, I’ll school ya all night!”
Ya know what, you’re right. A guy who wins a totally gerrymandered district with daddy’s money deserves our deepest admiration. You’re right..I only PLAY scumbags and grifters. You’re the real deal! @mattgaetz
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) June 14, 2020
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