‘She teaches her children hate!’ Republican actor Scott Baio launches extraordinary attack on author Laurel Snyder describing her as ‘vile’ for posting anti-Trump tweets
- Actor Scott Baio attacked children’s book author Laurel Snyder on Twitter Monday
- The former Happy Days star is a prominent supporter of President Trump, while Snyder has been critical of the Commander-in-chief
- Baio was outraged that Snyder was invited to speak at his daughter’s private school in California
- He described the acclaimed author as ‘vile’ and ‘trash’
Republican Scott Baio has launched an extraordinary attack on children’s book author Laurel Snyder after she was invited to speak at his daughter’s California private school on Monday.
The former Happy Days star, 58, who is a staunch supporter of President Trump, described Snyder as ‘vile’ for her tweets critical of the Commander-in-chief.
Taking to his own Twitter account, Baio wrote: ‘This vile person spoke to my child and other children today at her school. See how she teaches her children to hate and disrespect people like President Trump and FLOTUS!’
He added the hashtags ‘classless’and trash’.
Baio, who is father to 11-year-old daughter daughter Bailey, has been a registered Republican for decades, and famously spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2016.
Scott Baio attached children’s book author Laurel Snyder on Twitter for her anti-Trump postings. The actor is a staunch conservative and is pictured speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention
The actor didn’t hold back when discussing the acclaimed author, who spoke at his daughter’s private school
Atlanta based Lauren Snyder is the author of six best-selling children’s novels
Snyder, meanwhile, is an acclaimed author of six children’s novels including the best-selling National Book Award nominee Orphan Island.
Baio took issue with several of the tweets Snyder has previously shared with her 9,800 Twitter followers.
In February of this year she tweeted that Trump’s State of the Union address was ‘mostly echoes of the Holocaust’.
She then tweeted: ‘My kids are speculating whether @realDonaldTrump insisted Melania dye herself orange so that he could look normal by comparison’.
Snyder has previously been critical of the Republican Administration, having shared multiple anti-Trump tweets
Baio is a a friend and advocate of Trump. He is pictured with his wife Renee and daughter Bailey President alongside the President and Jeanine Pirro
After Baio’s Twitter attack on Snyder, many quickly sprang to the writer’s defense.
One asked the Hollywood actor: ‘She’s an author. She came to the school to discuss her (non-political) writing for young people, not her social media posts. Why harass for literally no reason? Good God, man, get a hobby.’
Snyder thanked those who rallied around her, writing on Twitter Wednesday: ‘I want to thank everyone in the #kidlit world (and beyond) for the support. We really have an incredible community, and I feel blessed to be part of it. I haven’t been able to keep up with all the back channels, & can’t reply to everyone right now. But it all mattered so much.’
Laurel thanked her followers for their support after Baio lashed out at her on Twitter
Last year, Baio hit headlines after he was accused of sexual assaulting his former Charles In Charge co-star, Nicole Eggert, back in the 1980s.
Baio vehemently denied the allegations, and the Los Angeles country district attorney’s office declined to file a criminal case as Eggert’s accusations were beyond the statute of limitations.
Baio (far right) is best known for his role as Chachi Arcola on Happy Days, which ran from 1974 until 1984