Trump has somehow made the Roseanne scandal about himself

Donald Trump.
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President Trump is apparently feeling rather excluded in the wake of the scandal over Roseanne Barr's viciously racist tweet about former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett, who is black. On Wednesday, the president took to Twitter to complain that Disney CEO Bob Iger had called Jarrett to apologize for Barr's comments, but "he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.