‘Will @CNN Keep Putting Her on Air for Things Like the New Years Celebration???’
Kathy Griffin on Tuesday held a photo shoot – and held up a fake, dripping, bloody “head” of President Donald Trump. It was wrong, plain and simple, as NCRM said in an editorial immediately. Griffin was denounced, it seemed, by more on the left than on the right, but the message to her was clear: You crossed a line.
Tuesday evening Griffin posted what appears to be a sincere video apologizing, recognizing she had gone too far.
Chelsea Clinton was among the many notables – again, it seems more from the left than the right – who took to social media to denounce Griffin’s actions:
And the Secret Service several times made clear its intentions:
But all that wasn’t enough for the Trump family.
President Donald Trump Wednesday morning posted a tweet denouncing her action, and even mentioned his 11-year old son:
First Lady Melania Trump (who has promised at some point to take up the issue of online bullying,) issued a statement questioning Griffin’s sanity.
But it’s been Donald Trump, Jr. who appears to be leading the family’s battle again Griffin.
The elder son of the President first tried to equate Griffin’s inappropriate act with all liberals:
(Clearly Donald Trump Jr. has never seen the countless images of President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck, or his “body” being burned in effigy, etc., etc., etc.)
In response to Griffin’s BFF Anderson Cooper, who co-hosts CNN’s New Year’s Eve celebration every year with the comedian, Trump Jr. demanded to know if Cooper would continue:
He also asked CNN anchor Jake Tapper to speak for the entire network:Â
And then he asked CNN to ban Griffin, in an especially sarcastic tweet:
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