Tim Allen causes uproar over Santa Clauses joke that saying Merry Christmas 'has become problematic'

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Tim Allen - who has been open about his support for Donald Trump - has been at the center of social media uproar after joking that saying Merry Christmas 'has suddenly become problematic' on new Disney+ mini series The Santa Clauses.Despite it being a scripted show, many took to Twitter to blast the 59-year-old star for his political beliefs with one user even writing: 'Santa had the red hat all along and we just ignored it,' in reference to the Make America Great Again cap made famous by former US President Trump.

Allen has returned to his role as Scott Calvin who took over as Santa Clause in 1994 flick The Santa Clause after accidentally killing the red suited gift giver for the new Disney+ mini series which began streaming its first two episodes on Thursday.

Triggered: Tim Allen (pictured in Burbank earlier this month) - who has been open about his support for Donald Trump - has been at the center of social media uproar after joking that saying Merry Christmas 'has suddenly become problematic' on new Disney+ mini series The Santa Clauses Interesting: Despite it being a scripted show, many took to Twitter to blast the 59-year-old star for his political beliefs with one user even writing: 'Santa had the red hat all along and we just ignored it,' in reference to the Make America Great Again cap made famous by former US President TrumpOne particular scene has rubbed many the wrong way as Calvin is asked if something is bothering him as he replies that he's fine except that 'Saying "Merry Christmas to all" has suddenly become problematic.'  Filmmaker and podcaster Scott Weinberg - who produced 2020 sci-fi flick Skylines - started the conversation on the microblogging site posting: '"saying 'Merry Christmas to all' has.