We always had a turnkey, totalitarian state — all we needed was an excuse, and all the institutions were in place to turn this into pure fascism,” Cromwell said during a red carpet interview with Variety. Then there will be blood in the streets.”The remarks caused a firestorm on Twitter, which led the star to tweeting out a clarifying statement. A subsequent tweet by Cromwell accused Variety of lifting his quote for a more appealing headline. “It would have been nice if they included the context of that statement in the article.”Cromwell suggested his remarks led to him receiving death threats. Cromwell is a known political activist who has worked with organizations such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Source: Fox News November 01, 2018 00:33 UTC