“Easy Rider” star and veteran actor Peter Fonda has died at 79, according to TMZ.
Details on the cause of death are unknown, and a rep for the actor said he had been in and out of the hospital with an ailment that is currently undisclosed.
Fonda’s death comes just after the 50th anniversary of “Easy Rider,” which was celebrated July 14, and a screening was being planned for September.
He was nominated for a best screenplay Oscar for his work on “Easy Rider” and also received a best actor nomination for his part in “Ulee’s Gold.”
Fonda was also anti-Trump, and often spoke out about his dislike of the current president.
Fonda took heat for a tweet about Barron Trump, saying he hoped Barron would be ripped from his mother’s arms, much like what was happening at the border.
Fonda issued a statement of apology after posting that tweet. A spokesperson for the first lady said the Secret Service had been notified about the apparent threat. “I tweeted something highly inappropriate and vulgar about the president and his family in response to the devastating images I was seeing on television.”
But now that he has passed, Trump supporters are showing their true colors.
Take a look:
I will never forget the viciousness of Peter Fonda's comment about Melania Trump. Textbook misogyny. He rests with the demons now. https://t.co/i9ujfV7UaW [1]
— Jayne K Berry (@JayneKBerry1) August 16, 2019 [2]
Isn't this the guy that said all that sick stuff before about @realDonaldTrump [3] & Barron Trump?
Am I mistaken?
Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon, Dies at 79 – The Hollywood Reporter https://t.co/2QPWpXNPqG [4]
— 🇺🇸 BΣПJI IЯBY 🇺🇸 (@realBenjiIrby) August 16, 2019 [5]
@realDonaldTrump [3] I hope you take time out of your busy schedule to go to Peter Fonda's funeral and piss on his grave!
— James Kennedy (@JamesKe46624779) August 16, 2019 [6]
So Peter Fonda proved that you can actually die from Trump Derangement Syndrome
— Observant Doge 2.0 (@CharlotteCracka) August 16, 2019 [7]
Peter Fonda is dead. Used to like him until he started Tweeting about raping Prez Trump's kid.
— Dave's Spirit (@dave_spirit2001) August 16, 2019 [8]
You’ll excuse me if I don’t shed any tears for Peter Fonda.
It makes me tingle knowing he died while Trump was still in office
(Although I do offer condolences to his family – but not Hanoi Jane) pic.twitter.com/EPgB6ZAWRS [9]
— James Elliot (@JamesElliotMTL) August 16, 2019 [10]