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Cher slams GOP for being out of touch with reality amid pandemic: ‘F**k those heartless Republican gutter rats’

It appeared that Cher was referring to the current deadlock between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over extending federal unemployment benefits
PUBLISHED AUG 5, 2020
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Pop icon Cher has lashed out against Republicans saying if she were a politician she would have taken to the streets and protested on "capital" steps against the right.

“Washington is so lucky I’m not in office. I Would be protesting on capital steps, Swearing Like a Sailor, Fuck Those Heartless Republican Gutter [rats],” the 'Moonstruck' star tweeted Tuesday. She also claimed that Republicans were out of touch with ground realities amid the pandemic shutdowns and didn't know how many Americans had lost their jobs and homes. “They Probably Don't, Know Anyone who Has Lost, or Is Losing Their Job, House, apt, No one in trumps Family is Sick Or Losing Anything," she added.

It appeared that Cher was referring to the current deadlock between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over extending federal unemployment benefits. As reported by Breitbart News, the $600-per-week federal boost to unemployment benefits "expired last week after members of Congress failed to make a deal."

Cher was once married to Sonny Bono, who became a Republican politician following a career in showbiz. In fact, Bono went on to become the mayor of Palm Springs and even served as a congressman representing California’s 44th district for three years until his death in 1998.

American folk-rock duo, Sonny (Salvatore Bono, 1935 - 1998) and Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian La Pier) at London Airport. (Getty Images)

That said, the 'Strong Enough' star has a long history of railing against the president.

Last month, she joined a number of celebrities criticizing Trump after he wore a mask for the first time in public. The songstress accused the commander-in-chief of "killing Americans" after he wore a mask while taking a tour of the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C. She tweeted said allegations in her trademark style, claiming Trump "kills" for the attention he gets from fans at his rallies.

“Trump Cares Nothing About Our Vets, Our Country, Ppl Who Are Dying of COVID, Ppl From Black Lives Matter, Kids He Keeps [locked] In Cages, Nurses,& Drs Who Are Dying Because He won't Protect Them, HE KILLS AMERICANS WITHOUT A THOUGHT, HE KILLS 4 ADULATION AT RALLIES,” the singer-actress wrote.

In another tweet, Cher said Trump “needs to be in solitary confinement for the rest of his life.” "PPL ARE DYING BECAUSE Trump DOESNT HAVE A PLAN, OR CARE ENOUGH IF ’ns LIVE OR DIE.trump ONLY CARES ABOUT STOCK MARKET WOULD GIVE ANYTHING IF JOE BIDEN WAS PRES. INSTEAD OF trump.trump’s WEAK, LAZY, FRIGHTENED,& IGNORANT. I WOULDNT PUT MY CHILD BACK IN SCHOOL, trump CANT LEAD," she later added.

Cher attends the "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" world premiere at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on July 16, 2018, in London, England. (Getty Images)

Earlier that month, she pushed a conspiracy theory that Trump only wanted to save White supremacists from the coronavirus, citing his admiration for Andrew Jackson as evidence.

“WHAT IF trump DOESNT WANT 2 SAVE "EVERYONE" FROM THE VIRUS. NO BLUE STATES, NO PPL OF COLOR, NO POOR, WHITE LIBERALS,” Cher tweeted on July 3, adding, “WHAT IF trump ONLY WANTS WHITES & WHITE SUPREMACIST. HE LOVES STATUE OF SLAVE OWNERS & MURDERER OF NATIVE AMERICANS. trail of tears ANDREW JACKSON.”

Cher was reportedly referring to the Andrew Jackson monument outside the White House that was recently vandalized by rioters. The ringleader of the June 22 attack on the statue has since been arrested by federal officials, who identified him as Jason Charter, an Antifa member who is now facing charges of destroying federal property.
 
 

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