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Katie Rich // Twitter / Via Twitter: @katiemaryrich
A writer for Saturday Night Live has been suspended indefinitely for a tweet that mocked President Trump's 10-year-old son.
On Friday, amid Trump's inauguration celebration, writer Katie Rich tweeted that “Barron will be this country’s first homeschool shooter.” The comment referred to Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump.
On Monday, multiple people at NBC familiar with the situation told BuzzFeed News that Rich had been suspended immediately after her tweet. Her suspension from the show — which she joined in 2013 — is indefinite.
Rich's name did not appear in the credits of Saturday night's episode of SNL.
Rich later deleted the tweet. By Monday, her Twitter account — which reportedly was temporarily deactivated — was active again but included a single tweet apologizing for the earlier comment.
The tweet on Friday incensed many, and as of Monday two petitions on Change.org calling for Rich to be fired had collectively racked up more than 100,000 signatures.
Barron Trump, center left, with Eric Trump, right, and Tiffany Trump, lower left, in Washington, DC, on Friday.
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A number of high profile figures also spoke out in support of Barron Trump, including CNN host Jake Tapper and Chelsea Clinton, who wrote on Facebook that the 10-year-old “deserves the chance every child does-to be a kid.”
Rich did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment.
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