Tomi Lahren Rebukes Her Own Followers Over Roseanne Barr: 'Wrong Is Wrong'

Tomi Lahren has added her voice to the Roseanne Barr implosion, pointedly distancing herself from the former ABC star.

“What Roseanne said was wrong,” tweeted the Fox News contributor on Tuesday evening. “I’m sure she knows that. She made a mistake. I don’t know why fellow conservatives are playing mental gymnastics trying to justify it. Come on. Wrong is wrong.”

Lahren went on: “We know we can’t get away with what the Left can. We have to be better. We have to rise to the occasion & act right.”

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What Roseanne said was wrong. I’m sure she knows that. She made a mistake. I don’t know why fellow conservatives are playing mental gymnastics trying to justify it. Come on. Wrong is wrong.

— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) May 29, 2018

To all the Trump supporters outraged over the ABC/Roseanne double standard, I get it. Here’s the thing, we know we can’t get away with what the Left can. We have to be better. We have to rise to the occasion & act right. Our words are more powerful when we can stand behind them.

— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) May 30, 2018

With the quasi-exception of Harris Faulkner, Lahren comments broadly reflected the editorial position of the network’s opinion hosts, which declined to defend Roseanne for joking that former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett was the child of apes and the Muslim Brother hood.

Sean Hannity called the comments “outrageous” on his radio show Tuesday and said Barr had been right to apologize. Lahren’s response suggests that any potential conservative backlash to axing Barr won’t be championed by the movement’s thought leaders, and will remain confined to the murkier corners of Twitter and Reddit.

Despite a fulsome apology Tuesday evening, in which Barr said her tweet was motivated by Ambien, network honchos canceled her show mere hours after she dispatched her social media communique.

“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” said ABC Entertainment chief Channing Dungey in a terse statement Tuesday announcing the move.

10 Times Tomi Lahren Has Courted Outrage: From Black Lives Matter to President Obama (Photos)

Forthcoming Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren doesn't keep her opinions to herself -- even when her job is on the line. Scroll through to look back at times when Lahren has inflamed both the left and the right.

Also Read: Fox News Signs Tomi Lahren as a Contributor
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Beyonce's Super Bowl Performance

Lahren caught plenty of flak when she criticized Beyonce's performance at Super Bowl 50. "Even the Super Bowl halftime show has become a way to politicize and advance the notion that black lives matter more," Lahren said.
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Black Lives Matter

Nearly 60,000 people signed a petition calling for Lahren to be fired after she compared Black Lives Matter to the KKK in a since-deleted tweet.
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Jesse Williams

Lahren took serious issue with Jesse Williams' BET Awards acceptance speech, in which he spoke of police brutality toward black Americans. "I saw a lot of talent on that stage, but at the same time a whole lot of victimhood," she said.
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Dallas Shooting

Lahren blamed President Obama for the Dallas shooting that left five police officers dead and nine others injured. "Eight years later and we are more divided than ever," she said.
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Donald Trump Protesters

After millions took to the street to protest the election of Donald Trump, Lahren said, "A bunch of sore losers occupying a space is called a tantrum."
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Trevor Noah Appearance

The two sparred over protests to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory and the Black Lives Matter movement. It probably didn’t help that Lahren previously compared the latter to the KKK. Lahren claimed she doesn’t “see color,” which drew a laughing-gasp from the Comedy Central crowd.

Here's a closer look at Lahren's debate with Noah.
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Suspended from "The Blaze"

Lahren was fired from her job at Glenn Beck's "The Blaze" in April after she revealed in an appearance on "The View" that she is pro-choice when it comes to abortion. She then sued her former boss for wrongful termination.
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Interview with Jazz Jennings on Transgender Rights

In August, Lahren sat down with the star of TLC's "I am Jazz" to discuss transgender rights and bathroom bills. She asked Jennings if, when she was in second grade using the girls' restroom, others at school thought she was a "pervert."
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Charlottesville response

After violent white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia in August, Lahren posted a video on Facebook denouncing liberals who she says blame all Trump supporters for the deadly chaos. "It’s this phony identity politics that lost you the election. The average Trump supporter is not a Nazi or white supremacist," she said.
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Glenn Beck Countersues

Later in August, Lahren was counter-sued by Glenn Beck and The Blaze. The countersuit paints Lahren as “inappropriate and unprofessional,” as well as a “divisive” person who “created conflicts with other media personalities” at the organization.

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Debate with Trevor Noah is not first time The Blaze anchor has gotten into hot water

Forthcoming Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren doesn't keep her opinions to herself -- even when her job is on the line. Scroll through to look back at times when Lahren has inflamed both the left and the right.

Also Read: Fox News Signs Tomi Lahren as a Contributor

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10 Times Tomi Lahren Has Courted Outrage: From Black Lives Matter to President Obama (Photos)

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