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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's racist tweet: 'I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment.'

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Just hours after Roseanne's cancellation, Valerie Jarrett is weighing in.

After Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Jarrett, a former aide of President Barack Obama, ABC moved quickly to cancel her show, noting that the tweet was "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values" in its official statement

Now, in an MSNBC town hall titled "Everyday Racism in America," Jarrett's responded, calling the experience "a teaching moment."

A clip from the town hall – which airs in full on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET – shows Jarrett's take on Barr's racist tweet.   Read more...

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