American TV. His tweet about Barron Trump gets him suspended
Saturday Night Live author Katie Rich has been suspended "indefinitely" after a much-criticized tweet about Barron Trump, the son of the newly-elected president. Chelsea Clinton in person defended the young boy.
While some Americans try to decipher the behavior of Melania Trump, seeing in her failure to smile evidence of unease, it is a tweet about the president's son that has not gone unnoticed.
An "indelicate" post
On January 20, Trump's inauguration day, Katie Rich, author of Saturday Night Live, the popular NBC sketch show, hinted that 10-year-old Barron was at risk of "a shootout." “Barron will be the first homeschooled kid to shoot at his school,” she tweeted.
Very quickly criticized at the time of publication, the post has since disappeared and Katie Rich apologized, calling her post "indelicate." “I sincerely apologize for my insulting tweet. I deeply regret my actions and offensive words. It’s inexcusable and I’m very sorry ”.
I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I'm so sorry.
— Katie Rich (@katiemaryrich) January 23, 2017
But the day after the tweet, Katie Rich's name was deleted from the credits of Saturday Night Live. The one who had worked for the show since December 2013 has been suspended "indefinitely", said a source familiar with the matter quoted by the Deadline site.
Chelsea Clinton reacted
SNL is regularly criticized by Donald Trump, who notably described it as "not funny" and "boring".
