who was president when roseanne was fired

Roseanne Barr was fired from her rebooted sitcom “Roseanne” in May 2018, when Donald Trump was president of the United States.

Who was president when Roseanne was fired?

Roseanne’s hit sitcom was revived by ABC in March 2018, riding a wave of interest partly because the character openly resonated with some of the same voters who had supported Donald Trump. On May 29, 2018, after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, ABC announced it was canceling the show and cutting ties with her.

At that time, the sitting president was Donald Trump, whose term ran from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, covering the May 2018 firing. Some later online discussions and conspiracy-tinged forum posts have tried to link Barack Obama or the Obamas more broadly to behind-the-scenes pressure on Disney/ABC, but there is no verified evidence that they ordered or directly caused Roseanne’s firing; ABC publicly framed the decision as a response to her “abhorrent” tweet and a values-based corporate move.