Several former writers from Roseanne's original run have spoken out, trashing Roseanne Barr over her support for President Donald Trump.

In interviews with Buzzfeed News, four writers said they were upset when they learned that actress Roseanne Barr's character was a Trump supporter - but some said they were 'pleasantly surprised' by the reboot.

The show has returned to massive ratings, with over 18million tuning in for the first episode on March 27.

'I don't recognize that character,' said one writer, who asked to remain anonymous fearing profession repercussions.

The writer took issue with the latest episode, in which character Roseanne Connor fears her Muslim neighbors are terrorists, but then learns they are just struggling to make ends meet like her own family.

'I believe the original character would've said, 'Who cares [about having Muslim neighbors]?' And now she's saying she does care,' the writer said.

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The writer took issue with the latest episode (above), in which character Roseanne Connor fears her Muslim neighbors are terrorists, but then learns to accept them

Former writers Stan Zimmerman and Lois Bromfeld were both upset that Roseanne Barr and her character are Trump supporters, but said they were surprised at how good the reboot is

Writer Stan Zimmerman, who worked on Roseanne for two seasons, told the outlet: 'A lot of people involved in the show were surprised when she turned right-wing and supported Trump because that was just not the person or her character that we had known.'

Although the reboot has never mentioned Trump by name, the first episode clearly signaled Roseanne Connor's support for him in her arguments with her liberal sister, saying that she liked 'that he talked about jobs'.

Barr has said it was her idea to make her character a Trump supporter, telling the New York Times: 'I just wanted to have that dialogue about families torn apart by the election and their political differences of opinion and how we handle it.'

Four writers from the original run did return to work on the reboot, so the disgruntled sentiment is not universal.

ABC, which airs the show, declined to comment to Buzzfeed, and representatives for Barr did not respond to requests for comment.

The writers who did complain focused their criticism on the character's support for Trump.

'I don't think that Roseanne Conner would've voted for Donald Trump,' said Miriam Trogdon, (above) who worked on the show for two seasons

The cast of the reboot are seen above. The ABC show returned to massive ratings, with more than 18million tuning in for the premier on March 27

'I don't think that Roseanne Conner would've voted for Donald Trump,' said Miriam Trogdon, who worked on the show for two seasons. 'I don't think that she would've, but apparently she did.'

'But the original Roseanne, I think, would have been more upset at his attitude toward women and his misogyny,' Trogdon said. 'I think that the original Roseanne would've questioned how a super-rich guy like this would have any sense of what a lower-middle-class family like the Conners were going through.'

Trogdon said that she didn't think actors should ever share their personal politics.

Another former writer, Lois Bromfield, said she was shocked when she learned that Barr is a Trump supporter.

'I don't know her that way. I know her as a really open, liberal person,' said Bromfield. 'I don't know what the deal is with [her current politics]. I don't quite get it. I guess something changed in her life or maybe I just didn't know her that well.'

The show often depicts arguments between Roseanne Conner (left) and her Hillary-loving sister Jackie (center), though the characters manage to overcome their differences

'Roseanne is a really big supporter of women and human rights and animal rights,' Bromfield said. 'Roseanne is not a bigot, she's not a backward person at all, so her liking Trump is just so odd. It comes out of left field.'

The writers acknowledged that the difficulty in separating the actress, who has been outspoken in favor of Trump, from her character confused matters. 'It is sometimes hard to divorce Roseanne Barr from Roseanne Conner,' Zimmerman said.

Despite their criticism, Zimmerman and Bromfield said they have enjoyed the reboot despite not sharing the star's politics.

'I came in holding my breath thinking, What am I in store for?' Zimmerman said. 'I was pleasantly surprised watching. The first episodes were so smart and witty.'

'I really didn't want to love it. I wanted to be pissed off because I know she supports Trump,' Bromfield said. 'But I have to tell you, I just got suckered right in. It's really good.'