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One Twitter user wrote, \"Apparently you misunderstand the definition of Christian. It's certainly not what #Hollywood thinks!\"

Another added, \"This is one more reason that I'm done with Hollywood. It's ok to be mean and hurtful as long as it's to someone you disagree with, right?\"

A request for comment from Sanders and the White House was not immediately returned to ABC News. Sanders' father, Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, defended his daughter on social media.

\"Pathetic BULLY, sexist, hater, bigot & \"Christaphobe\" @jimcarrey attacks @PressSec for her faith; what would be hypocritical Hollywood reaction if he called someone a 'so-called Muslim' or 'so-called Jew?' #classlessCarrey,\" he wrote.

Pathetic BULLY, sexist, hater, bigot & \"Christaphobe\" @jimcarrey attacks @PressSec for her faith; what would be hypocritical Hollywood reaction if he called someone a \"so-called Muslim\" or \"so-called Jew?\" #classlessCarrey https://t.co/HCqHoER0Ru

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) March 19, 2018

Carrey did have his share of supporters.

\"People can paint whoever or whatever whenever they want. Don't like it, don't look at it. Good for you Jim Carrey artistic expression is a wonderful thing no matter what the form,\" one person said.

The portrait isn't the first Carrey has shared on his Twitter feed. He posted a flattering one of the late Stephen Hawking last week, praising the physicist after his death.

\"Cheers to you Stephen Hawking, the greatest mental athlete of our time. You are all that is! See you around, buddy! ;^),\" he wrote.

Cheers to you Stephen Hawking, the greatest mental athlete of our time. You are all that is! See you around, buddy! ;^) pic.twitter.com/LEqYnFn2rW

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) March 14, 2018

Other pictures shared by Carrey include Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump.

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