{"id":1730417,"date":"2022-11-08T17:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T22:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1730417"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T22:18:16","slug":"mario-lopez-faces-backlash-after-posting-pro-republican-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mario-lopez-faces-backlash-after-posting-pro-republican-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Lopez Faces Backlash After Posting Pro-Republican Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmario-lopez-faces-backlash-after-posting-pro-republican-tweet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1730417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.08-06.17-themixnet-636a9d20e8e9b.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Mario Lopez of \u201cSaved By The Bell\u201d fame is being hit with backlash on social media after he posted a tweet that is being widely shared by conservatives on Election Day.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018Before You Vote\u2026\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBefore you vote: Go grocery shopping, gas up your car, pay your bills, look at your 401K. Then vote,\u201d the tweet reads.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BoUT1yRz11\">pic.twitter.com\/BoUT1yRz11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Lopez (@mariolopezviva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariolopezviva\/status\/1589761722684182528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for liberals to lose their minds in the replies of Lopez\u2019s tweet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I look in my daughter\u2019s eyes instead and break the news to her that Slater is all for gutting climate change protections and taking away abortion and voting rights?\u201d wrote Ethan Sacks, who is a writer for Marvel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can I look in my daughter&#8217;s eyes instead and break the news to her that Slater is all for gutting climate change protections and taking away abortion and voting rights?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethanjsacks\/status\/1589833826905522177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Backlash Against Lopez Escalates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That was only the beginning of the backlash against Lopez for simply expressing conservative views:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before you choose to watch any shows that Mario Lopez is on, remember you can change the station and watch someone who cares about what happens to you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lisa Thomas (@LisaMarieT11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaMarieT11\/status\/1589984956201439233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I really wish you weren\u2019t saved by that bell.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@HStarshot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HStarshot\/status\/1589802938750603264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe look at the racist, homophobic, misogynistic messaging from your party and explain why money is more important to you than being a decent person.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NotafanofTrump\/parody \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf3b (@ducksinmypool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ducksinmypool\/status\/1589868360652972033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did all of the above and voted blue. You didn\u2019t mention women\u2019s rights or democracy which is why your team loses.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melissa (not a parody) OfMusk \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf3b\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf3b (@Meltart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meltart\/status\/1589818264720269312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then remember the party who didn\u2019t want your parents to emigrate from Mexico and then vote<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ecnerwal23\/status\/1589970096629624832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Didn\u2019t know that you were part of the Scott Baio group. Here\u2019s hoping that your career goes as well as his the last few years<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ICCool (@ICCooler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICCooler\/status\/1589832560414453761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One Twitter user stooped so low as to bring up a rape allegation against Lopez from 1993 that did not result in any charges, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1993-06-18-mn-4425-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Los Angeles Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">while we\u2019re all looking at things, let\u2019s look at this old chestnut\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v5axfKRCGU\">pic.twitter.com\/v5axfKRCGU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sean paul mahoney (@seanpaulmahoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanpaulmahoney\/status\/1589997834371497985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thankfully, there were some conservatives who came to Lopez\u2019s defense:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s pretty funny that everyone knows which party he&#8217;s bashing. A bit telling on the state of things. Even funnier that people are so mad about it without him saying which party is somehow worse \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 aTROLLwithBlades (@TROLLwithBlades) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TROLLwithBlades\/status\/1589995827216650243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe if I didn\u2019t have to go to work to pay bills and feed my family I could consider the lifestyle choices of other but today is not one of those days<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zac (@Zaxbez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zaxbez\/status\/1589973690652905472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Going Red across the board for the first time in my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd (@santomarkos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santomarkos\/status\/1589800976533577730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lopez\u2019s tweet came as a surprise to many since he has made a point of staying quiet about politics, something he eluded to earlier this year in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcS9iK5rNFi\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a>. However, it should be noted that many conservative entertainers feel that they have no choice but to remain silent about their political views, given the fact that Hollywood is run by radical liberals who will do everything in their power to blacklist anyone who expresses rightwing opinions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/11\/sigourney-weaver-claims-republicans-cant-be-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigourney Weaver Claims Republicans Can\u2019t Be Actors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lopez\u2019s History With Liberal Mob<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lopez has already experienced what it\u2019s like to be targeted by the leftwing mob. Back in 2019, he received backlash after he told the conservative media personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FSDlx23uiDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candace Owens<\/a> that he feels it\u2019s \u201cdangerous\u201d for parents to support their transgender children. He said this after Owens pointed out that Lopez\u2019s son has \u201cboyish\u201d interests as she called out the \u201cweird trend\u201d of celebrities allowing their children to choose their gender identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m kind of blown away, too,\u201d Lopez said in response, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/mario-lopez-says-it-s-dangerous-parents-support-transgender-kids-n1037276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m never one to tell anyone how to parent their kids, obviously, and I think if you come from a place of love, you really can\u2019t go wrong, but at the same time, my God, if you\u2019re 3 years old and you\u2019re saying you\u2019re feeling a certain way or you think you\u2019re a boy or a girl or whatever the case may be, I just think it\u2019s dangerous as a parent to make that determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sort of alarming, and my gosh, I just think about the repercussions later on,\u201d he continued, going on to add, \u201cWhen you\u2019re a kid \u2026 you don\u2019t know anything about sexuality yet. You\u2019re just a kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">mario lopez\u2019s Wikipedia page: Jesus the internet is fast <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nxB9DwuEN\">pic.twitter.com\/0nxB9DwuEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 zackathanmanman (@WetSandSSBU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WetSandSSBU\/status\/1156493231766425600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Lopez Backtracks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After receiving tons of backlash for this from the left, Lopez backed down and issued an apology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been and always will be an ardent supporter of the LGBTQ community, and I am going to use this opportunity to better educate myself,\u201d Lopez said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/following-transgender-remarks-mario-lopez-faces-critics-left-right-n1038306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a statement<\/a>. \u201cMoving forward I will be more informed and thoughtful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, this apology only resulted in Lopez getting attacked by conservatives who were disappointed to see him caving to the liberal mob:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The worst thing Mario Lopez did was apologize.<\/p>\n<p>What are you apologizing for?<\/p>\n<p>Stand by what you said or shut the hell up!!<\/p>\n<p>These people are psychologically abusing their kids.<\/p>\n<p>They are still pissing in bed, what do they know about being Trans?<\/p>\n<p>Its abuse. I wont apologize!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOfficerTatum\/status\/1156676409445588992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems clear that Lopez is a conservative who has realized that in order to continue working in Hollywood, he must keep his rightwing views to himself. We applaud him for having the guts to post his latest pro-Republican tweet, and we hope he stays strong in the face of the hateful leftwing backlash that he\u2019s receiving for it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/10\/superman-dean-cain-defends-tim-allen-after-he-attacks-woke-left-they-do-not-want-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Superman\u2019 Dean Cain Defends Tim Allen After He Attacks \u2018Woke\u2019 Left \u2013 \u2018They Do Not Want Free Speech\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario Lopez of \u201cSaved By The Bell\u201d fame is being hit with backlash on social media after he posted a tweet that is being widely shared by conservatives on Election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1730420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1730417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1730420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1730417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1730417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}