Roseanne Barr Was Once a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal,’ Says Son Jake Pentland (Exclusive)
Roseanne Barr's son Jake Pentland shared a pointed message about his mother's previous political beliefs in an exclusive statement to The Messenger on Tuesday
Roseanne Barr's son Jake Pentland has a pointed message about his mother's former political beliefs.
After Tom Arnold — who was married to Barr from 1990 to 1994 — shed light on his ex-wife's past as a Democrat, Pentland said Tuesday in an exclusive statement to The Messenger, "It's true. My mom used to be a brain dead liberal but grew up. It's public record. She ran for president in 2012 as a socialist."
On Tuesday, Arnold wrote via X (formerly Twitter) that Barr, a known Donald Trump supporter, actually supported Bill and Hillary Clinton at one point.
"We hated [controversial politician] David Duke," Arnold wrote, after Tim Wise — an anti-racism educator — spoke about how the "de-evolution of Roseanne" has been a "sh-- show."
Arnold continued, "Loved [late Rep.] Edwin Edwards. We supported Bill Clinton. Went to his Inauguration. LOVED Hillary Clinton. Had her in our home raising $ for Democrats." Then, he claimed, "Roseanne HATED Donald Trump. After we divorced Trump told me I was lucky because she was disgusting. Life is strange."
In June 2018, during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Arnold briefly spoke about Barr's behavior and got candid about her experience with mental illness.
"It turns out she's a huge Donald Trump supporter," he said. "We've known Donald Trump for 30 years, so that surprised me. You know, I see her social media, she's one of those conspiracy people. There's a lot of them in America."
He continued, "Our president [at the time], he's a racist. I mean, he feeds into this conspiracy stuff — there's so much anxiety in our country. So I read her social media, and I'm like, 'Oh my God. She thinks that Donald Trump is about ready to arrest Hillary Clinton. Barack Obama, send him to Guantanamo.'"
