Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump breaks silence on Roseanne Barr scandal
CNN ^ | 05/30/2018 | Brian Stelter

Posted on 05/30/2018 10:12:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Trump's first public reaction to the cancellation of "Roseanne" is a shot at Disney CEO Bob Iger. What he didn't say is just as notable. He didn't say anything critical of Roseanne Barr's racist and conspiratorial tweets -- the comments that got her fired on Tuesday.

Instead, he tweeted this on Wednesday: "Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that 'ABC does not tolerate comments like those' made by Roseanne Barr. Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn't get the call?"

Trump and Barr have been supporters of each other for years. Trump called her up when "Roseanne" drew record ratings for its premiere in March. So that's why there was speculation that he might weigh in on the show's demise.

Rather than distancing himself from Barr's racist remarks, Trump jumped right into the argument about whether she was subjected to a double standard.

Here's the context: Jarrett was one of the targets of Barr's Twitter tirade early Tuesday morning.

Barr compared Jarrett to "Planet of the Apes" and the Muslim Brotherhood, then claimed she was just joking. The tweet was widely condemned as racist.

Jarrett, one of the most prominent African American women in politics, was one of President Obama's top aides. That's partly why Barr attacked her. Barr frequently uses her Twitter account to deride Democrats.

When her attack caught fire on Twitter, Iger and his deputies moved quickly to cancel the show.

It is true that Iger called Jarrett and told her about the decision to cancel "Roseanne" shortly before it was announced on Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: abc; bobiger; disney; donaldtrump; iger; roseanne; roseannebarr; roseannecancelled; trump; trumptweet
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-72 next last

1 posted on 05/30/2018 10:12:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

They could apologize for Jimmy Kimmel’s comments as well.

Oh, and NBC could apologize for Saturday Night Live’s comments.

Seems like we all just need to shut down our TV for thirty days.


2 posted on 05/30/2018 10:16:28 AM PDT by pepsionice
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

“The tweet was widely condemned as racist.”

Being “widely condemned” (by liberals) doesn’t make it racist.

Let me fix it...

The tweet was widely condemned BY racists.


3 posted on 05/30/2018 10:17:49 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
"Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn't get the call?"

A rhetorical question. Trump know he's surrounded by these extreme lying leftist and in fact the same one's who've criminally attempted to undermine and compromise him as a candidate and then President of the United State.

4 posted on 05/30/2018 10:18:10 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: pepsionice

Netflix could apologize and cancel Michelle Wolf’s show but saying “you really gotta knock that baby out of there” when referring to abortion you can just do whatever you want, I guess.


5 posted on 05/30/2018 10:18:42 AM PDT by jyo19
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: faucetman

Exactly.

I’ve been disappointed by a number of weak-kneed Freepers, on this issue.


6 posted on 05/30/2018 10:19:43 AM PDT by old-ager
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: faucetman

Great! But double down when the reaction comes.


7 posted on 05/30/2018 10:20:51 AM PDT by Socon-Econ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

In my opinion, there is NOTHING negative about VJ that is unjustified.

She is EVIL personified. She was and is the ventriloquist behind the Obama dummy.


8 posted on 05/30/2018 10:21:35 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Prominent African American? Most of us didn’t even know she was AA, I just knew she was Iranian


9 posted on 05/30/2018 10:22:03 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Jarrett, one of the most prominent African American women in politics, was one of President Obama’s top aides.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

She is still his top aide.
She lives in his DC mansion.
She directs his minions still in our government.


10 posted on 05/30/2018 10:22:30 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

President Trump is right..where is Jimmy Kimmel’s apology to Melania Trump for the RACIST skit he made about her, mocking her accent..no outrage from the left, in fact Kimmel not only did NOT apologize, he doubled down on it the very next day. Kimmel answers to ABC, because he knows that ABC is far left and they despise this Administration, he knows he can get away with it. If he had done something similar mocking Michelle Obama, he would have been fired within MINUTES


11 posted on 05/30/2018 10:22:34 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

CNN should type Ben Carson on twitter and read what people say about him on a daily basis, it would literally make them blush..but hey CNN continue to lick Jarrett’s ass


12 posted on 05/30/2018 10:23:37 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
Roseanne Barr scandal????

What about the ongoing CNN Continuous Lying Scandal?

13 posted on 05/30/2018 10:23:59 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Did Joy Blowhard get fired yet from The View for her bigoted remarks against Christians?


14 posted on 05/30/2018 10:24:56 AM PDT by ScottfromNJ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

ABC has every right to do this, but don’t give me any bullshit about this violating their values. They don’t have any.


15 posted on 05/30/2018 10:25:49 AM PDT by umgud
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: old-ager

I haven’t been surprised, I’m used to it. Just when you get a current crop of new freepers/conservatives red-pilled, along comes a new group, and you’ve gotta start all over.


16 posted on 05/30/2018 10:26:12 AM PDT by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
Another apology call from a media head that Trump did not get:

"Bill Maher's New Rule - Legitimate Ape"

Maher said that the American people deserve some real prove that Trump's mother wasn't "repeatedly f@#king an orangutan" back in the 1940s.

17 posted on 05/30/2018 10:32:49 AM PDT by drpix
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Bless him!


18 posted on 05/30/2018 10:36:02 AM PDT by jimfree (My17 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: pepsionice

don’t forget that racist jemele hill


19 posted on 05/30/2018 10:39:11 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Roseanne should have doubled down, not apologized. What she said was not racist and was not intended to be racist.


20 posted on 05/30/2018 10:39:29 AM PDT by Socon-Econ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-72 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson