Norm Macdonald has known Roseanne Barr for more than three decades and is confident about one thing: despite his unwavering support for the Trump administration, Barr is a Liberal at heart.
Decades ago, Barr gave Macdonald her first job in Hollywood when she hired him to write for "Roseanne". He also wrote for the unfortunate reboot that was canceled this year in the midst of extreme controversy.
"I've always known him as a leftist," Macdonald told the Hollywood Reporter. "On the original show, she had [a network sitcom’s] first gay couple. She would always want more minorities in the show, on the editorial staff. When she did it [reboot,] it was all his idea to represent all these different orientations and religions, etc.
But while Barr has demonstrated traditionally liberal and progressive values, Macdonald said, she is obsessed with an issue that does not fully fit the Democratic agenda.
"What I do know is that she's a motivated single-problem person, and that problem is Israel," Macdonald said. "It's all that matters to her politically.It's left in everything else." But that's why she did not like the Obama administration, because She snubbed Netanyahu. "
He added, "I believe that's the only reason she voted Trump."
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Tomorrow's Show Johnny Carson – Air Date 11/06/1985 – Pictured: Actress Roseanne Barr performs on November 6, 1985 (Photo by Gene Arias / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – Episode 13 – Pictured: Roseanne Barr as Operator during the MetroCard Skit on February 16, 1991 – (Photo by: Alan Singer / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
ROSEANNE – "Pretty in Black" aired on October 13, 1992. (Photo by ABC Photo Archive / ABC via Getty Images) ROSEANNE BARR
THE SHOW THIS EVENING WITH JAY LENO – Episode 30/10/1995 – In the photo: the actress Roseanne Barr during an interview with the host Jay Leno on October 30, 1995 – (Photo by Margaret Norton / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank) via Getty Images)
Roseanne Barr from the Roseanne show. (Photo by Getty Images)
1998 Roseanne Barr of the Roseanne show. (Photo by Getty Images)
E364920 03: Actress Roseanne Barr poses with her husband Ben Thomas at the launch of her new CD entitled "I can not do anything for myself" at the Tower Records store in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2000. The star has played with her group & # 39; DiXXX & # 39; whose husband is a member. (Photo by Chris Martinez)
382709 04: Actress Roseanne Barr and her husband Ben Thomas arrive at the eighth Annual Devine Design Galla Conference of the Angel Food Project at the Pacific Design Center on November 30, 2000 in West Hollywood, California. The events take place directly as part of the Angel Food project, which provides free nutritional advice and daily essential meals to 1,200 men, women and children with HIV / AIDS disabilities. (Photo by blacksmiths)
385218 39: Actress Roseanne Barr attends February 5, 2001 at the Lane Bryant fashion show at Studio 54 in New York. (Photo by George De Sota / Newsmakers)
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 18: Comedian / actress Roseanne Barr poses at the Comic Relief 2006 show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on November 18, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The benefit was organized to help families on the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD – OCTOBER 23: Actress Roseanne Barr (left) with actor Will Ferrell (R) and his wife Viveca Paulin arrive at the premiere of "Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America & #" 39; held at the Grauman Chinese Theater on October 23, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston / Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – AUGUST 4: Actress / writer Roseanne Barr arrives at Roseanne Barr's Central Roasted Comedy at Hollywood Palladium on August 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 4: Roastee Roseanne Barr on stage during Roseanne Barr's Comedy Central Roast at the Hollywood Palladium on August 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Beaver Hills, Calif. – March 10: Actress Roseanne Barr attends the PaleyFest Icon Award 2014 Announcement of the Paley Center for Media at the Paley Center for Media on March 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 18: (Editor's Note: This image was processed using digital filters) Roseanne Barr attends the world premiere of the documentary: "Roseanne For President! during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at the SVA Theater on April 18, 2015 in New York. (Photo of Grant Lamos IV / Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival)
Beaver Hills, Calif. – March 10: Actress Roseanne Barr attends the PaleyFest Icon Award 2014 Announcement of the Paley Center for Media at the Paley Center for Media on March 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
West HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – March 23: Actress Roseanne Barr attends the 2015 Kickoff Tribeca Film Festival reception at The Standard, Hollywood on March 23, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Windle / Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
West Hollywood, Calif. – Nov. 23: Roseanne Barr (left) attends the PGA and PANDORA Jewelry Host a special "cake" screening on November 23, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz / Getty Images for Private Cinema)
New York, New York – April 18: Roseanne Barr (C) and children Jake Pentland (L) and Brandi Brown attend the world premiere of the documentary: "Roseanne For President! during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at the SVA Theater on April 18, 2015 in New York. (Photo of Cindy Ord / Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival)
LA, CA – JULY 1: Actress Roseanne Barr attends photo call for Roseanne For President! From Roseanne Barr at Sundance Sunset Cinema on July 01, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Boardman / FilmMagic)
LA, CA – JULY 1: Actress Roseanne Barr attends photo call for Roseanne For President! From Roseanne Barr to Sundance Sunset Cinema on July 1, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi / WireImage ,,)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Jan. 07: Roseanne Barr attends the 75th annual Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz / WireImage)
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Jan. 07: Actors John Goodman (L) and Roseanne Barr celebrate the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Moet & Chandon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac / Getty Images for Moet & Chandon)
Pasadena, Calif. – Jan. 8: Roseanne Barr attends Disney ABC television group hosts TCA Winter Press Tour 2018 held at Langham Huntington on January 8, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael Tran / FilmMagic)
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In the last month of its presidency, the Obama administration took what some have called a "shotgun" against Israel by abstaining from a UN Security Council vote calling for Israel to cease to build settlements in the Palestinian territory. Obama's choice not to vote allowed, for the first time in four decades, the Security Council to pass a resolution criticizing Israel.
Barr said earlier this month that she was preparing for a long trip to Israel this fall and is hoping to permanently relocate there.
"I have the opportunity to go to Israel for a few months and study with my favorite teachers there," Barr said at a recent podcast. "And that's where I'll go and probably move somewhere and study with my favorite teachers."
And although it's a racist tweet that finally clinched Barr's career – she likened Obama's official Valerie Jarrett to "Planet of the Apes" – Macdonald is adamant that these comments do not reflect not his true character.
"She's certainly not racist," he said. "It's just crazy."
