Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar word after White House condemnation

Ivanka Trump sparked online outrage recently when she tweeted a photo of herself with her younger son around the same time as reports circulated that the US government had lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children in 2017. During a segment May 30 criticizing the administration’s immigration practices, “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee directed choice words at the first daughter. “You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo of you and your child,” Bee said. “Let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad’s immigration practices, you feckless c—. He listens to you.”

The comment elicited a passionate response from the White House. “The language used by Samantha Bee last night is vile and vicious,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. “The collective silence by the left and its media allies is appalling. Her disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.” Bee later apologized.