The singer John Legend has hit out at House Speaker Paul Ryan after the latter shared a Father's Day post explaining that his children were his "highest priority." "My life changed the day I became a father. Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early ‪#FathersDay," Ryan wrote in a Twitter post on Saturday evening that Legend appeared to find insensitive. Lashing out at Ryan in the wake of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy that has seen children separated from their parents at the U.S./Mexico border, Legend cursed at the politician. "Seriously, f*** you," Legend wrote the same day, sharing the picture and post written by Ryan. "Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day," he added in a post that has since been liked more than 200,000 times. Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day. https://t.co/bbG0gVqfzq — John Legend (@johnlegend) June 16, 2018 The "zero tolerance" policy of separating families at the U.S. southern border was initially announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month, when he said the separation of families at the border would be enforced for those seen attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, with parents taken into custody at a federal jail, while their children are taken into custody of the HHS. Following his initial message to Ryan, Leged later retweeted another comment on the border policy that said: "If you think stealing someone's baby is a reasonable response to them crossing an imaginary line on the ground you are either brainwashed or a horrible person." Legend has previously spoken out about social justice issues, backing NFL players who took a knee over police brutality towards African Americans, while members of Trump's inner circle have previously seen themselves in hot water over insensitive tweets in the wake of the border policy. Indeed, first daughter Ivanka Trump was recently criticized after sharing an "insensitive" picture of herself with her son to celebrate Mother's Day, with numerous users on the social media platform questioning why Ivanka would share such a picture as news was breaking about the children who had been separated from their parents at the border by her father's administration. Updated | This story has been expanded to include additional information about John Legend's tweets.<doc-sep>John Legend and his children. (Photo: Chrissy Teigen via Instagram) Amid continuing debate over the United States’ border separation policy, GOP lawmakers aren’t safe from criticism, even on Father’s Day. On Saturday afternoon, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan shared a video about how becoming a father changed him. “Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority,” Ryan wrote in his tweet. My life changed the day I became a father. Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/w3UsSkR4Lf — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) June 16, 2018 Ryan’s message, while seemingly innocent enough, didn’t sit well with critics of the current immigration policy. Singer and Oscar winner John Legend retweeted Ryan’s message but added a comment: “Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father’s day.” Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day. https://t.co/bbG0gVqfzq — John Legend (@johnlegend) June 16, 2018 As a father of two with wife Chrissy Teigen, it’s understandable Legend can relate to the pain of families being torn apart. Other people shared similar sentiments in the replies to Ryan’s tweet. “How about the dads having their children torn from their arms? Can you spare a thought for them?” one person wrote. “Innocent kids are being f***ing imprisoned, Paul,” another person tweeted. How about the dads having their children torn from their arms? Can you spare a thought for them? Dads who have no health insurance to take care of their families? Dads deported and taken from their families? Anything? — Karen Campbell (@kaicee118) June 16, 2018 innocent kids are being fucking imprisoned, Paul. Pull your head out of your fucking ass. — Atticus Goldfinch (@AtticusGF) June 16, 2018 One called his words empty. Story continues So did the day a child was ripped from his father’s arms in a policy decision you will do nothing to stop with your empty words. https://t.co/g7KQ2wEOt9 — Lisa Braun Dubbels (@lisadubbels) June 17, 2018 The discussion over the border separation policy continues to divide Americans. On Friday, President Trump again blamed Democrats for the policy, though that’s not entirely accurate, as Yahoo News’ Laina Yost pointed out. When reporters told the president that no U.S. law requires that parents be separated from their children at the border, Trump said that “the Democrats gave us the laws.” As Yost reported, the House will vote on two immigration bills next week, one of which would ban border separations of parents and children. It’s worth noting that Congressional Republicans, including Ryan himself, have spoken out against the border separation policy. “We don’t want kids to be separated from their parents,” Ryan said at a press conference on Thursday. Still, as the House Speaker, he’s understandably getting flack about what’s happening. Legend’s wife, model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, recently joined the criticism of the GOP. Teigen wished President Trump a “Happy Birthday” on Twitter by sharing that she’d be donating to the ACLU to “Make Trump’s Birthday Great Again.” She also shared an image of Legend in celebration of Father’s day. People have also been criticizing Ivanka Trump for her Father’s Day post. The first daughter wished her husband and her dad a happy Father’s Day on Instagram, and commenters were quick to link it with the border policy. As in Ryan’s case, people criticized the post because children are being separated from their parents at the border. “I don’t understand how you sleep at night,” one person commented. “It must be nice to have your criminal father around you for Father’s Day,” another wrote. Amid the criticism, though, there were also plenty of messages wishing the Trumps well on the holiday. People aren’t suggesting that Paul Ryan or President Trump don’t celebrate Father’s Day, or that they shouldn’t be with their families this weekend. But comments like Legend’s are a reminder that children in detention centers might not see their parents this weekend, and Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle: they don’t know when they will, which is something the United States shouldn’t lose sight of. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.<doc-sep>Musician John Legend had harsh words for Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanPaul Ryan to headline Kinzinger fundraiser Biden's relationship with top House Republican is frosty The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Emergent BioSolutions - Facebook upholds Trump ban; GOP leaders back Stefanik to replace Cheney MORE (R-Wis.) in response to the lawmaker’s Father’s Day tweet. Legend and his wife, model Chrissy Teigen, have been outspoken critics of President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE’s “zero tolerance” policy to prosecute more migrants crossing the border illegally and separate detained families. ADVERTISEMENT “Seriously, f--- you,” Legend tweeted. “Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day.” Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day. https://t.co/bbG0gVqfzq — John Legend (@johnlegend) June 16, 2018 Legend and Teigen last week donated a total of $288,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union in honor of Trump’s 72nd birthday, as a way to take action on the family separation policy. “John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration,” Teigen tweeted Thursday. “These actions are cruel, anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent.” Legend’s comment was in response to Ryan’s tweet sharing a video about his life as a father and his three children. “My life changed the day I became a father,” Ryan tweeted on Saturday. “Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early #FathersDay.” My life changed the day I became a father. Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/w3UsSkR4Lf — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) June 16, 2018 Ryan said last week that he opposes migrant children being separated from their parents, and called on Congress to address it through legislation. He pointed to the courts as the reason why families were being separated. “This is because of a court ruling,” Ryan said. “We believe it should be addressed in immigration legislation. So what’s happening at the border with the separation of their parents and their children is because of a court ruling, and so that’s why I think legislation is necessary.” The House plans to vote later this week on two immigration bills. Democrats and immigration advocates have invoked Father’s Day to call for an end to the Trump policy, using the hastag "FathersDayofAction.”<doc-sep>Singer John Legend has slammed House Speaker Paul Ryan with an F-bomb on Twitter over a Trump administration immigration policy that has separated at least 2,000 children from their parents. "Seriously, f--- you," Legend wrote, retweeting Ryan's post Saturday in which he wished "all the dads out there" a happy Father's Day. "Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day." The tweet came a day after the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that at least 2,000 children had been separated from parents at the border as part of a new zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings. The Trump administration recently decided that every adult caught crossing the border illegally will be charged with federal crimes instead of referring those with children to immigration courts. The harsher punishments for immigrant parents mean their children are separated from them and there's no clear procedure for reunification aside from hotlines the parents can call to try to track down their children. Ryan, the top Republican in the House, said last week that he believes Congress should resolve the issue as part of immigration legislation. "We don't want kids to be separated from their parents," he said. Ryan's press secretary, AshLee Strong, declined to comment to CNN Sunday on Legend's tweet. The separations of immigrant families have touched a nerve with Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen. The activist celebrity couple, who have two young children, slammed the new immigration policy Thursday and said they were each donating $72,000 to the ACLU as a way to "celebrate" President Trump's 72nd birthday. "John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration," they wrote. "These actions are cruel, anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent." In the letter, Teigen and Legend encouraged others to donate as well. In the next two days more than 20,000 people donated more than $1 million to the ACLU, Teigen tweeted on Saturday. In addition to his tweet at Ryan, Legend also retweeted a post from writer Saladin Ahmed: "if you think stealing someone's baby is a reasonable response to them crossing an imaginary line on the ground you are either brainwashed or a horrible person."<doc-sep>
Singer John Legend over the weekend used an F-bomb in a critical tweet aimed at House Speaker Paul Ryan over a Trump administration immigration policy that has separated at least 2,000 children from their parents. "Seriously, f--- you," Legend wrote, retweeting Ryan's post Saturday in which he wished "all the dads out there" a happy Father's Day. "Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day. "On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that at least 2,000 children had been separated from their parents since the implementation of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.Critics have lambasted the policy as cruel, inhumane and unnecessary. Outcry has come from Democratic and Republican lawmakers as well as the United Nations and religious leaders, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who called the practice of separating families "unjust" and "un-American. "Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, said they were each donating $72,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union. "John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration," Teigen tweeted Thursday. "These actions are cruel, anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent." Singer John Legend over the weekend used an F-bomb in a critical tweet aimed at House Speaker Paul Ryan over a Trump administration immigration policy that has separated at least 2,000 children from their parents. "Seriously, f--- you," Legend wrote, retweeting Ryan's post Saturday in which he wished "all the dads out there" a happy Father's Day. "Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day." On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that at least 2,000 children had been separated from their parents since the implementation of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. My life changed the day I became a father. Liza, Charlie, and Sam are my highest priority. Wishing all of the dads out there a happy early #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/w3UsSkR4Lf — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) June 16, 2018 Critics have lambasted the policy as cruel, inhumane and unnecessary. Outcry has come from Democratic and Republican lawmakers as well as the United Nations and religious leaders, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who called the practice of separating families "unjust" and "un-American." Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, said they were each donating $72,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union. "John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration," Teigen tweeted Thursday. "These actions are cruel, anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent."