CNN drops Kathy Griffin over offensive Trump video

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CNN drops Kathy Griffin over offensive Trump video

CNN is the latest company to ditch comedian Kathy Griffin over a video in which she held a likeness of the severed head of President Donald Trump. Griffin lost her gig as co-host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve special and also her scheduled performance at a New Mexico casino and an endorsement deal for the company Squatty Potty. President Trump tweeted this morning that Griffin should be ashamed of herself: “My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!” First Lady Melania Trump also released a statement calling the video disturbing. Griffin apologized, took down the video, and acknowledged she went too far.

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Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

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