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Kathy Griffin apologizes for beheaded Trump photo: 'I crossed the line' (Secret Service steps in)
ABC News ^ | May 30, 2017 | David Caplan

Posted on 05/30/2017 7:21:17 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologized for a photo of herself holding what appears to be a bloody, decapitated fake head of President Trump, despite sweeping bi-partisan disapproval of the image.

The photo, taken by celebrity photographer Tyler Shields, was posted by Griffin and Shields Tuesday to their social media accounts.

"I caption this 'there was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his ... wherever,'" Griffin tweeted, referring to an exchange between Donald Trump and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly during the primary season.

But in an attempt to appease those who were offended by the image, the controversial comedienne then tweeted, "OBVIOUSLY, I do not condone ANY violence by my fans or others to anyone, ever! I'm merely mocking the Mocker in Chief."

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But the image caught the attention of the U.S. Secret Service. Although the federal law enforcement agency does not directly cite the image in any of its tweets, in response to Twitter users tweeting the image at its account, the Secret Service tweeted Tuesday afternoon, "On it! @SecretService has a robust protective intelligence division that monitors open source reporting & social media to evaluate threats."

And an hour later, the agency tweeted, "Threats made against @SecretService protectees receive the highest priority of all of our investigations. #ProtectionNeverRests."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: imsorrynot; kathygriffin; secretservice
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1 posted on 05/30/2017 7:21:18 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: Rennes Templar

Apology not accepted. Go directly to jail.


2 posted on 05/30/2017 7:23:24 PM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Related...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3556636/posts


3 posted on 05/30/2017 7:24:09 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR... The Kathy Griffin Channel)
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To: Chgogal

Ditto


4 posted on 05/30/2017 7:24:54 PM PDT by CommieCutter ("Trump is god emperor and he will win." -- some hacker)
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To: Rennes Templar

She is sorry she had to apologize. Thats all.


5 posted on 05/30/2017 7:27:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Yep. She’d behead all 61 million Trump voters if she could.


6 posted on 05/30/2017 7:28:26 PM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: Rennes Templar
The backlash has begun. Even Chelsea Clinton condemned this.

The Left always overplay their hands.

7 posted on 05/30/2017 7:28:28 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: Chgogal

This. Why aren’t these waste-of-oxygen liberals in jail for the threats they’ve made to the President? If somebody had done this to O’dungheap, they would have been drawn and quartered.


8 posted on 05/30/2017 7:28:59 PM PDT by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: Rennes Templar

“Do you think anybody would notice if I did this?”


9 posted on 05/30/2017 7:29:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Rennes Templar
Divorced from Matt Moline in 2006, she has zero kids.

That's Matt, who could no longer stand her.

Her wiki profile says nothing about any kind of college degree.

10 posted on 05/30/2017 7:30:22 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Rennes Templar

She needs to be prosecuted for inciting violence against the President.


11 posted on 05/30/2017 7:30:37 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Rennes Templar

Not a single casino or club should employ this disgusting excuse for a woman. Every person who supports her employment is casting a vote in favor of this hateful picture.


12 posted on 05/30/2017 7:30:44 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Rennes Templar

she should never work again


13 posted on 05/30/2017 7:30:51 PM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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To: Rennes Templar

Does she think that liberals are in the majority in this country and she can slam Trump without any recourse to her actions?


14 posted on 05/30/2017 7:32:16 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

For heaven’s sake she’s apologizing because there was a backlash-———she’s not sorry.

Anyone who does what she did must have the IQ of a flea.

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15 posted on 05/30/2017 7:32:46 PM PDT by Mears ("It takes a lot of clout to be a victim."---Joe Sobran)
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To: Rennes Templar

Some cartoonist should do a cartoon of her drawing mohammad. Set the muzzies up to take care of our problems for once.


16 posted on 05/30/2017 7:32:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Chgogal
Apology not accepted. Go directly to jail.

Yep and the sooner the better. Don't even allow her out on bail while waiting for years to go to court.

17 posted on 05/30/2017 7:32:52 PM PDT by Boomer (Stupid is as stupid does and no one does stupid like the left.)
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To: Chgogal
Cross the line, cross this threshold
18 posted on 05/30/2017 7:33:31 PM PDT by lightman (Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
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To: SkyDancer

Lock her up


19 posted on 05/30/2017 7:33:56 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Secret Agent Man

Exactly. Translation: “I’m sorry all you meanies are yelling at me.”


20 posted on 05/30/2017 7:34:54 PM PDT by agrace
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