"Saturday Night Live" comic turned U.S. Sen. Al Franken is due to make a statement later today amid growing calls for him to step down following broadcaster Leeann Tweeden's accusations that Franken left her feeling "disgusted and violated" when they were both part of a 2006 performance for troops.
Actor Tom Arnold has taken to Twitter to criticize Tweeden.
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"I’m disappointed with my friend Leeann Tweedon," Arnold posted, spelling her name wrong. "Her partner at KABC John Phillips is a Roger Stone pal & they coached her for weeks to bring Al Franken down. I’d hoped she’d use her voice to speak out for all women again predators like Roy Moore & Donald Trump but she’s a birther."
Arnold went on to say he has supported her in the past but now wants the government to shut down her station: "I’ve gone to bat for Leeann 100 times this last month hoping she’d at least reveal her whole truth too but she ghosted me. I know every single detail of this political manipulation. KABC should lose their license. Promoting a fraud is a federal offense & FCC violation."
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He later responded to criticism his tweets sparked:
Tweeden's Twitter feed has been far less active since she posted the column that started the controversy:
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