WASHINGTON: US President Donald
Trump waded further into television controversies on Friday, calling for
comedian Samantha Bee to be fired
after she made a vulgar
comment about his daughter and White House adviser
Ivanka Trump on her program.His comments came days
after Walt Disney Co’s ABC network canceled the popular US television comedy “Roseanne”
after its star Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist remark comparing a former top Obama administration official to an ape. On Wednesday, Bee called
Ivanka Trump a
crude reference for the female aNatomy on her show “Full Frontal” while discussing the president’s controversial immigration policies. Bee apologized on Thursday.The TBS cable network, which airs the program, also issued an apology. “I would like to sincerely apologize to
Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it,” Bee said on Twitter.
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