Trump breaks silence on Roseanne's racist controversy, slams Disney chief for not calling him to apologize
- President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding a racist tweet sent by Roseanne Barr.
- The tweet, along with other controversial posts, led ABC to cancel her show.
- Trump did not directly address the controversy, instead calling on ABC to apologize to him for the "HORRIBLE" things that have allegedly been said about him on the network.
- On Tuesday, Barr sent a racist tweet about a former top Obama adviser, Valerie Jarrett.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding a racist tweet sent by Roseanne Barr that led ABC to cancel her show.
Trump did not directly comment on the controversy or on ABC's decision. Instead, Trump complained ABC has never apologized for "HORRIBLE" statements allegedly made about him on the network.
"Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that 'ABC does not tolerate comments like those' made by Roseanne Barr. Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn't get the call?" Trump tweeted.
On Tuesday, Barr described a former top Obama adviser, Valerie Jarrett, as an "ape" and a child of the Muslim Brotherhood. She tweeted, "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." She promptly faced widespread backlash, and ABC cancelled her show, "Roseanne," within hours.
Barr has apologized for the tweet and also blamed her use of the sleep medication Ambien for her incendiary words. But the manufacturer of Ambien responded Wednesday that racism is not a side-effect of the drug, taking issue with the actresses claims about its effects.
"People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world," the pharmaceutical company Sanofi said in a statement posted to Twitter.
"While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication," it added.