Charlie Sheen Tweets God Should Take 'Trump Next'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Actor Charlie Sheen is facing social media backlash after tweeting that God should take President-elect Donald Trump next.
Sheen tweeted Wednesday evening, "Dear God, Trump next, please!" while including the middle finger emoji.
The tweet came following the deaths this week of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds one day apart.
Dear God;
— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) December 29, 2016
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
????????
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Sheen's tweet was roundly criticized on Twitter.
wishing his death? really? how low can you people be?
— Lenya (@lenyanw) December 29, 2016
Wishing someone's death is bad karma. What comes around........
— JoeStu (@jlooksky) December 29, 2016
no matter how bad life gets, I never actively root for someone to die. That is a truly evil soul.
— npthree (@npthree) December 29, 2016
1) *Highly* offensive, inappropriate, & unpatriotic 2) Does God need repetition to hear? 3) You gave the middle finger to God.
— Joseph Steinberg (@JosephSteinberg) December 29, 2016
jeez, have some class. That's way out of line.
— Guatón Dave (@AnalSystemist) December 29, 2016
Sheen responded with to the backlash in a new tweet on Thursday.
— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) December 29, 2016
Sheen revealed in November 2015 that he is HIV positive.