Why Samantha Bee hasn't been fired over Ivanka slur, asks Trump

ANI  |  Washington DC [United States] 

on Friday questioned as to why American-Canadian hasn't been fired for calling his daughter a "feckless c***" on the latest episode of TBS's "with Samantha Bee".

"Why aren't they firing no talent for the horrible language used on her low ratings show? A total double standard but that's O.K., we are Winning, and will be doing so for a long time to come!," tweeted.

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The comedian's racial slur came during a monologue in which Bee slammed Trump for failing to take action to avoid undocumented immigrant children from being separated from their parents, reported.

Bee castigated Trump for posting a photo with her son while the policy that requires separating parents from their children was the focus of national attention.

"You know, Ivanka, that's a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another: Do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless c-," she said.

"Put on something tight and low-cut and tell your father to f***ing stop it," she added.

However, on Thursday, Bee apologised as she wrote, "I would like to sincerely apologize to 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.

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First Published: Fri, June 01 2018. 20:45 IST