John Leguizamo had some alternative phrases for Dean Cain after the actor revealed he joined US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “assist save America.”
On Tuesday, Cain — who performed Clark Kent on ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” alongside Teri Hatcher’s Lois Lane from 1993 to 1997 — revealed that he’s rolling up his sleeves to help President Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
The announcement was quickly met with a fierce response from the “Ice Age” star, who hit out on the actor in a social media submit Friday.
“What sort of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer?” Leguizamo, an ardent Trump critic, mentioned in an Instagram video. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”
On Sunday, the Emmy and Tony winner additional doubled down on his stance by posting a faux DVD case with Cain’s photograph on it with the title, “AGED ICE.”
“Extra like ‘Dean wants a cane’ amiright?” he captioned his Instagram Story.
Cain, 59, final week shared the information in a recruitment-style video on social media whereas urging others to hitch him in booting unlawful migrants from the nation.
“For many who don’t know, I’m a sworn legislation enforcement officer, in addition to being a filmmaker, and I felt it was vital to hitch with our first responders to assist safe the protection of all Individuals, not simply discuss it, so I joined up,” Cain mentioned in an almost two-minute video on X.
“Since President Trump took workplace, ICE has arrested tons of of 1000’s of criminals, together with terrorists, rapists, murderers, pedophiles, MS-13 gang members, drug traffickers, you identify it — very harmful individuals are who’re now not on the streets.”
The actor raved in regards to the company’s “nice advantages and pay” — and touted the $50,000 signing bonus introduced final week by Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem.
“So if you wish to assist save America, ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and eradicating them from American’s streets,” he mentioned, including that no school diploma is required, that means “you will get to work straight away.”
“I like that. I voted for that. They want your assist, we want your assist, to guard our homeland and our households. So verify into it and be part of immediately if it’s one thing that tickles your fancy as a result of we are able to use you.”
Cain’s video was met with resistance nearly instantly, with some commenters noting that the actor is 22 years over the federal company’s most recruitment age of 37, casting doubt on the legitimacy of his newest public reveal.
“Maybe we’ll get that modified…” Cain mentioned in response, shortly earlier than Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed that the company has waived the age restrict to permit for brand new candidates.
McLaughlin advised The Put up that Cain is anticipated to be sworn in as an honorary ICE Officer within the coming month.
The actor’s endorsement comes per week after DHS launched “Defend the Homeland,” a nationwide recruitment marketing campaign aiming to rent 10,000 new brokers following the passage of Trump’s large funding invoice.