'SNL' Writer Suspended for Barron Trump Tweet Back at Work

Remember the uproar back in January that prompted “Saturday Night Live” writer Katie Rich to be suspended after tweeting a joke about President Trump’s son Barron? Well, it looks like she’s back to work.

Rich was one of 12 writers who was listed as contributing to the “SNL” spinoff “Weekend Update: Summer Edition” with Michael Che and Colin Jost that aired on NBC Thursday night.

NBC didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for confirmation that Rich’s suspension had been lifted or otherwise comment on her status.

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The Chicago-born writer-comedian was suspended immediately after she posted — then deleted — a tweet on Jan. 20 in which she joked that 10-year-old Barron Trump could become the country’s first “homeschool shooter.” At the time, the length of her suspension was unknown.

Rich issued an apology via her Twitter account, which read, “I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I’m so sorry.”

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Supporters and critics jumped on social media to either bash her or, basically, tell people to chill. While a Change.org petition that called for her to be fired reached almost 80,000 signatures, a #KeepKatieRich crowd believed the punishment didn’t fit the crime.

“She deleted the tweet & apologized sincerely, demonstrating empathy, class & character. She didn’t call it ‘locker room talk,'” fellow comedy writer Julia Weiss tweeted.

“Community” creator Dan Harmon even offered Rich a job in light of her suspension and devoted several tweets to defending her.

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Over the weekend, "Saturday Night Live" writer Katie Rich tweeted that Barron Trump, who is only 10, might be America's "first homeschool shooter."
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Rich (pictured) was roundly criticized and later deleted the tweet, and her entire profile. She was one of many people over the years who has broken the rule that presidential children should be off-limits.
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In 1950, President Truman wrote a famously angry letter to Paul Hume, who criticized the singing of Truman's daughter, Margaret. "Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!" the president wrote.
In Hume's defense, Margaret Truman was in her 20s at the time, and declared, "Mr Hume is a very fine critic. He has a right to write as he pleases."
In 1988, Rush Limbaugh called Amy Carter "the most unattractive presidential daughter in the history of the country." His own mother was among the people who called to criticize him.
Did he learn his lesson? Nope. In 1993, Limbaugh pretended to confuse 12-year-old Chelsea Clinton with the White House dog.
In May 2001, after 19-year-old Jenna Bush was accused of trying to use a fake ID to buy booze, the New York Post ran the headline, "Jenna and Tonic."
Soon after, The Onion tried to criticize President Bush's environmental policies by sexualizing his teenage daughter with the headline, "Jenna Bush's Federally Protected Wetlands Now Open for Public Drilling."
Elizabeth Lauten, a spokeswoman for Republican lawmaker, resigned after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama for not treating a White House turkey pardon with the decorum she felt it deserved.
Before Trump took the oath of office, Rosie O'Donnell publicly wondered whether Barron Trump might be autistic.
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Given the history of animosity between Donald Trump and O'Donnell, the family didn't buy her claim that she was just trying to be helpful. O'Donnell later apologized to Melania Trump.
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It comes full circle: Chelsea Clinton is among those who says people should leave Barron Trump alone.
On Monday, "SNL" suspended Rich indefinitely over the school-shooting tweet.
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