John Cusack accused of inciting violence for ‘burn it down’ tweet during immigration rant

Published time: 18 Jun, 2018 10:09

Actor John Cusack’s flurry of tweets on President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has prompted concern that he may be inciting violence. Some rushed to Cusack’s defense however, insisting his posts were being misinterpreted.

Cusack began tweeting about the Trump administration’s controversial immigration policy of separating children from their parents on Sunday. He accused Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen of being a liar and encouraged his followers to tell Trump aide Stephen Miller how they feel about the immigration policy he is thought to have penned. He also called Trump a white supremacist.

⬇️ and becouse he really is a white supremacist … https://t.co/fAtK8A4Q1p

— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 17, 2018

When Cusack shared a tweet about a toddler crying at an immigration shelter with the words, “Burn it down man,” he sparked concern among some Twitter users that he was inciting violence and encouraging his followers to literally burn an immigration shelter to the ground.

Burn it down man https://t.co/bhB7AzJosj

— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 18, 2018

https://www.rt.com/usa/430073-john-cusack-burn-down-immigration/