In what some are warning comes close to violating the First Amendment President Donald Trump is calling for comedian and political pundit Samantha Bee to be fired. The host of TBS’s “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” called Ivanka Trump a “feckless c*nt” for not urging her father to stop ripping children from their undocumented parents. The policy was instituted by the Trump administration, while President Trump has repeatedly lied, claiming it’s federal law enacted by Democrats.
“Why aren’t they firing no talent Samantha Bee for the horrible language used on her low ratings show?” Trump tweeted just after 7AM Friday. “A total double standard but that’s O.K., we are Winning, and will be doing so for a long time to come!”
The “total double standard” remark likely refers to the firing of Roseanne Barr, who said former top Obama official Valerie Jarrett was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. That was but one vile and offensive remark the now-former star of ABC’s “Roseanne” made in a series of tweets this week.
Trump refused to condemn Barr’s attacks, but did paint himself aa victim, comparing his treatment by ABC News to Barr’s attack on Jarrett.
It is unprecedented for the President of the United States to call for the firing of an employee of a private business. Trump has also called for the firing of NFL players who take a knee to protest police violence and killings of Black people.
Here’s how some are responding to Trump’s latest remarks: