Takei was criticized for his response on Twitter to the shooting of Steve Scalise in June 2017 . Calling Scalise " bigoted " and " homophobic " , Takei criticized his previous opposition to same-sex marriage and noted that the officer who saved Scalise was a lesbian . Takei 's response was widely criticized , with Jake Tapper calling it " unfathomable "
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