During Monday night’s CNN Democratic town hall at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, actor Rob Lowe took issue with the tone of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who promised to raise taxes for his “Medicare for All” and other entitlement programs.
Sanders, who according to Politico never held steady employment prior to his life in public office, pledged to raise taxes for all if he becomes president, not just the wealthy.
“We will raise taxes. Yes, we will,” Sanders said, adding that Wall Street bankers “have to start paying their fair share in taxes.”
Lowe, who played Deputy White House Communications Director Sam Seaborn for four seasons on NBC’s The West Wing, tweeted Sanders’ “hectoring and yelling at me WHILE he’s saying he’s going to raise our taxes. Interesting way to communicate.”
Watching Bernie Sanders. He's hectoring and yelling at me WHILE he's saying he's going to raise our taxes. Interesting way to communicate.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) January 26, 2016
Lowe was then asked by NPR reporter Jessica Taylor, “Would Sam Seaborn approve?”
He responded:
He would say: "modulate, senator." https://t.co/rAuKC3FI5e
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) January 26, 2016
In response to a person’s tweet that was later deleted, Lowe wrote, “Dude. I’ve been happily paying taxes since I was 15 years old. How ’bout you?”
Dude. I've been happily paying taxes since I was 15 years old. How 'bout you? https://t.co/tOlqQe9UND
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) January 26, 2016
He then left Sanders with a bit of Seaborn wisdom on raising taxes:
Attention Sen. Sanders. Sam Seaborn on Taxes – YouTube https://t.co/311bWHHTOV
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) January 26, 2016
A number Sanders supporters attacked Lowe for being skeptical of the Vermont socialist:
https://twitter.com/DearBernie2016/status/692048592308031488
https://twitter.com/MarylkaD/status/691808957002838018
@RobLowe You don't live in the real world so you wouldn't get it. I make $45k and don't mind more taxes to get what I NEED.
— RIP_My_Last_Nerve (@YoungMelony) January 26, 2016
@styIdes @Badeska @RobLowe yeah, it's sooo hard to become an actor! What else is hard is being an underpaid single parent at a factory, etc
— yuletide gay ✨ (@fleursaugefille) January 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/thomasnealhugo/status/691812029418639361
@RobLowe awww your just mad because you make so much money you will have to pay more
— dianna (@sueday1970) January 26, 2016
Allow me to be really clear. Fuck @RobLowe and people like him. You make enough money to pay your taxes and have more than enough to live.
— Jeremy Ryan (@jryanSINEMA) January 26, 2016
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