'Sons of Anarchy' actor posts graphic tweet about Rand Paul and Trump

Thomas Novelly | Courier Journal

A now-deleted tweet sent Tuesday from the account of "Sons of Anarchy" actor Ron Perlman suggested that U.S. Sen. Rand Paul metaphorically performed oral sex on President Donald Trump.

The tweet posted around 9 p.m. Tuesday used crude terms to describe how Paul was kowtowing to the president over the issue of revoking security clearances for former government officials who have been critical of the administration, according to a screenshot of the tweet.

On Wednesday, the tweet, which said Paul was using the U.S. Constitution as toilet paper, was no longer posted to Perlman's page.

Doug Stafford, chief strategist for Paul, declined to comment.

Perlman did not immediately respond to a request for comment via Twitter. A represenative for Perlman did not immeditely return a request for comment by email.

Paul has been a fierce critic of former CIA Director John Brennan, one of the officials Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday should not have a security clearance.

During his nomination hearing, Paul filibustered his confirmation for 13 hours because of former President Barack Obama's use of military drones overseas.

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Paul said Monday that he met with Trump to revoke Brennan's security clearance, a week after Brennan called Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin treasonous.

"Just got out of WH meeting with @realDonaldTrump," Paul tweeted Monday. "I restated to him what I have said in public: John Brennan and others partisans should have their security clearances revoked."

On Monday evening, Perlman criticized Paul for the meeting with Trump, tweeting:

"Thank you Senator, for representing Libertarianism as an ideology that would punish Free Speech, an item I believe that can be found somewhere in the Constitution of the United States, a country you might thank for giving you the right to attack it!"

Perlman, according to his Twitter account, is a lifelong Democrat because he believes "that when government is at its best, it is meant to help the average Joe."

In November 2016, Perlman joked on Facebook about running for president in 2020.

"My slogan will be, 'Make America Great Again, Again' so ... hold onto your hats!" the actor posted.

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Gabe Hauari contributed to this report. Thomas Novelly: tnovelly@courierjournal.com, 502-582-4465. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/tomn.