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‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer Suspended for Controversial Barron Trump Tweet

Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich has been suspended indefinitely from her job at the NBC show after she posted a controversial tweet about President Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son, Barron, the Associated Press reports. 

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During the real estate mogul’s inauguration ceremony on Friday, January 20, Rich tweeted that “Barron will be this country’s first homeschool shooter.” The off-color post drew intense backlash on social media, causing the comedian to delete the tweet and deactivate her account.

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Donald Trump with his son Barron at the inaugural parade in 2017 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Rich reinstated her account on Monday, January 23, and apologized for taking a shot at the child. “I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions and offensive words,” she wrote. “It was inexcusable & I’m so sorry.” NBC did not comment to the Associated Press, but Rich’s name did not appear in the closing credits of SNL on Saturday, January 21. 

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Many people, including former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, jumped to Barron’s defense and argued that children of politicians should be off-limits. “Barron Trump deserves the chance every child does-to be a kid,” the 36-year-old daughter of former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton tweeted on Sunday. “Standing up for every kid also means opposing @POTUS policies that hurt kids.” 

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The commander in chief, 70, has yet to speak out about the incident, but he has already expressed his displeasure with the late-night comedy sketch show and Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of him. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live – unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get any worse. Sad,” he tweeted in December. 

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