Rose McGowan Tweets Apology to Iran, Calls Trump a Terrorist – Read The Responses
Friday morning, Rose McGowan apologized to the nation of Iran via Twitter, over the killing of an Iranian general by the United States military.
The actress, known for her roles in Planet Terror, Scream and “Charmed,” was responding to news that the U.S. military carried out a drone strike on a car carrying Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. According to the U.S. State Department and most elected officials (even Democrats), Soleimani has directed attacks on Iraqi, American, and coalition military members for years. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American troops.
Soleimani was in Iraq to coordinate an attack on Americans, the State Department said, when the drone strike took place.
Even so, McGowan, a number of celebrities, and some Democrats are criticizing the strike.
McGowan’s tweet, however, which begs forgiveness from the rogue state, is making the most headlines.
“Dear Iran,” The tweet read. “The USA has disrespected your country, your flag, your people. 52% of us humbly apologize. We want peace with your nation. We are being held hostage by a terrorist regime. We do not know how to escape. Please do not kill us. #Soleimani.”
She even followed up with a number of rambling, often profane tweets defending her position and attacking the President and those criticizing her.
The tweets then began to get even more incoherent.
The Twitter Backlash
The backlash from across the political spectrum was pretty severe, as Twitter gave the actress the nickname “Tehran Rose.” It’s a play on Tokyo Rose, the Japanese propagandist whose radio broadcast messages tried to undermine U.S. troop morale in World War II.
In Iraq, however, where countless innocent people died in attacks organized by Soleimani, citizens were literally celebrating his death in the streets.
Twitter wasn’t very kind to McGowan over her comments.
Dear Rose, if you’ve seen a U.S. military veteran with a prosthetic limb or brain injury, that was Soleimani’s work.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) January 3, 2020
In Iran, you’d be jailed for the outfit you’re wearing. Here, you’re lucky you can criticize govt w/o being killed. Under Soleimani in Iran, ppl weren’t so lucky. https://t.co/DwC2GETNHo
Dear Rose,
— Karen Falcon (@FalconSays) January 3, 2020
Respectfully asking you to do your due diligence, research on the intricate subject of which you just *politically correct*ly tweeted. . . A tweet that screams of disingenuous virtue-signaling or simply more hollyweird brain-dead rubbish
Or, just STFU#Iran #Iraq pic.twitter.com/3FW4SxHUBy
Many Iranians, however, took the brave stand of supporting Trump’s drone strike. Iranians who tweet criticism of the government are often imprisoned.
Dear rose, you are out of picture. We Iranians appreciate this attack on Soleimani, what we were longing for it for so long. I thank @realDonaldTrump He is the best that could happen to us. I hope he be elected again in 2020. World needs him.
— maryMarshaaki (@MaryMarshaki) January 3, 2020
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