By Monday afternoon, it was announced that Ms. Rich had been suspended indefinitely. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Standing up for every kid also means opposing POTUS policies that hurt kids,” Ms. Clinton added. Multiple online petitions called on NBC to fire Ms. Rich and had amassed more than 80,000 signatures by Monday morning. Mr. Trump has been quick to criticize “S.N.L.” in the past, but this time he and the White House made no comment. That sort of warm public moment is more typical of White House children, often witnessed with delight by a president’s supporters.

Source: New York Times January 23, 2017 17:58 UTC