Monday 23 January 2017

Chelsea Clinton and Others Say: Leave Barron Trump Alone

Judging by the reaction to a “Saturday Night Live” writer’s tweet over the weekend, one norm of American politics remains unshakable: The children of presidents should be off limits.

It is a rule that has been cited — and sometimes broken — through a succession of first daughters. Now, for the first time in more than half a century, the president has a young son.

Shortly after President Trump took the oath of office on Friday, a comedy writer for “S.N.L.,” Katie Rich, tweeted what was intended to be a joke about Barron Trump and school shootings, prompting a barrage of criticism. Within a few hours, Ms. Rich deleted the tweet and locked down her Twitter account, but it remained a topic on social media all weekend.

By Monday afternoon, it was announced that Ms. Rich had been suspended indefinitely. She posted an apology on her Twitter account, which was again made public.

Source:-nytimes

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