Roseanne Barr threatens to retire in huff over Twitter feuding with liberals

Show Caption Hide Caption Roseanne says she's 'had enough' & threatens to retire Roseanne Barr recently tweeted that she 'had enough.' She said, “I won’t be censored or silence chided or corrected and continue to work." The tweets have since all been deleted.

Roseanne Barr, who is scheduled to return to TV in late March, announced on Twitter Friday that she's fed up and retiring. Maybe.

" i won't be censored or silence chided or corrected and continue to work. I retire right now. I've had enough. bye!— Roseanne Barr," read one of her tweets.

i won't be censored or silence chided or corrected and continue to work. I retire right now. I've had enough. bye! — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 29, 2017

Even if Barr follows through on her retirement threat, it shouldn't affect the revival of her classic sitcom Roseanne, which is scheduled to premiere on ABC on March 27. The final studio taping of the nine-episode season took place two weeks ago.

Nevertheless, her tweets could make for some intriguing promotional interviews leading up to the launch.

Barr's outburst Friday followed a series of earlier angry tweets from her and other Trump supporters. They praised the president while bashing liberals, former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

4 those who wonder-back in the day when I was called a 'liberal' by journalists, I used to answer-'I'm not a Liberal, I'm a radical' & I still am-I voted Trump 2 shake up the status quo & the staid establishment. — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 27, 2017

Barr has been a Trump supporter on Twitter for some time. She said she voted for Trump to "shake up" the status quo. She also believes he's "draining the swamp," likes Jews and is going after child sex traffickers. "let's help to awaken our leftist brothers and sisters about child sex trafficking in America and the world, and how our @Potus is battling it like no Pres b4 him-send links, thanks!"

Trump is fighting pedophiles and he likes Jews-that infuriates some people. — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 28, 2017

Responding to a recent poll finding that Obama and Clinton remain the two most-admired public figures, she tweeted on Dec. 26 that they had "killed more innocent people than anyone else in US history."

according to Gallup, americans most admire 2 ppl who killed more innocent ppl than anyone else in US history. oh, well. — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 27, 2017

Barr seemed to be responding to tweets critical of her views, but most of the people on her feed or that she retweeted were admiring, such as one from fellow Hollywood conservative, actor James Woods.

I can’t wait to see Roseanne’s new show. People forget that her original show was a groundbreaker for working women who had families. Behind the comedy was some game changing political progressiveness. She’s a friend I greatly admire. @therealroseanne https://t.co/jwEeJCC933 — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) December 29, 2017

Nevertheless, something set her off so on Friday she struck back with her "I'm-outta-here" tweet. Always a kidder, Barr declared she's not kidding this time:

"do not expect to hear anything more from me. Its a waste of time to oppose fascists here. bye!"

do not expect to hear anything more from me. Its a waste of time to oppose fascists here. bye! — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 29, 2017

She said she would not play "the game" anymore. It's not clear what she meant.

the only way to WIN is not to play the game and I will not play. — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 29, 2017

And she tweeted that fans of Clinton have threatened her. She appropriated the #MeToo hashtag to solicit others of like mind.

have you been threatened by fans of HRC? Tell us about it-#MeToo — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 28, 2017

It appeared the tweets had been deleted by early Friday evening.

So is this the last we'll ever hear from Barr? A message from USA TODAY to her rep was not returned.

Maybe she only means she's retiring from social media. Eventually on Friday, she posted a new tweet with a slightly less hostile tone.

"shabbbat shalom, earth's ppl!"

shabbbat shalom, earth's ppl! — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) December 29, 2017

The nine-episode revival of Roseanne, a groundbreaking hit sitcom when it first ran on ABC from 1989 to 1997, is to be set in the present and feature the original cast, headed by Barr, who plays the title character.

Returning characters and actors included Roseanne's husband, Dan (John Goodman); daughters Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Becky (Lecy Goranson); son, D.J. (Michael Fishman); and sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf). Sarah Chalke, who took over the role of Becky later in Roseanne's nine-season run, will return in a different role.

ABC did not immediately return a message from USA TODAY seeking comment.