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Donald Trump supporters mistakenly tweet Hamilton, Ont. theatre in Mike Pence spat

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‘Hamilton’ cast fires back at Donald Trump
WATCH ABOVE: President-elect Donald Trump's latest war of words is with the cast of the hit musical Hamilton. He called the show's statement to vice president elect Mike Pence harassment. And now the actor who delivered that message is responding to Trump's call for an apology – Nov 21, 2016

The Hamilton Theatre in Hamilton, Ont., has been getting an earful from Donald Trump supporters on Twitter after a cast member of the popular Broadway musical Hamilton read a statement to Vice President-elect Mike Pence following a show he attended on Friday night.

Actor Brandon Victor Dixon told Pence after the curtain call that multiracial and multicultural cast is concerned about the Trump administration.

READ MORE: Sorry, not sorry: ‘Hamilton’ cast not apologizing to Mike Pence

“We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights,” said Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, the nation’s third vice-president.

“We truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us. All of us.”

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READ MORE: Mike Pence ‘wasn’t offended’ by comments to him at ‘Hamilton’ show

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What soon followed was not only condemnation from President-elect Donald Trump, who asked for a public apology on Twitter, but from some of his supporters who mistakenly directed the criticism towards the wrong Twitter handle — @HamiltonTheatre instead of @HamiltonMusical.

https://twitter.com/Mysonmylife4/status/800024285767155713

And it didn’t take long for social media users to point out the error.

“Morons. Wrong ‘Hamilton’ you are venting at!,” Judy Woolven tweeted.

“Not sure Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is going to be shedding a tear,” @CanadaIsBack posted.

Dixon told CBS This Morning on Monday that “there’s nothing to apologize for” and both Trump and Pence are welcome to come back stage and meet with the cast at any time, adding, “Art is meant to bring people together.”

https://twitter.com/CanadaIsBack/status/800444237082857472

https://twitter.com/JudyWoolven/status/800431042368770049

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