MSNBC and Comedy Central canceled Monday's airings of Morning Joe and The Daily Show. This follows the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday.
Trump, 78, was hit by a bullet in the right ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The bloodied former president was quickly rushed off stage by Secret Service agents. He was treated for minor injuries at a hospital.
A rally-goer was killed, and two others were critically injured. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot dead by snipers from a rooftop outside the event's security perimeter.
Both Trump and Joe Biden called for "unity" after the assassination attempt. The president delivered a rare address from the Oval Office, urging all sides to "lower the temperature" in the political sphere.
MSNBC canceled Monday’s edition of Morning Joe, concerned that guests might make insensitive comments. "Given the gravity and complexity of this unfolding story, NBC News, NBC News NOW and MSNBC have remained in rolling breaking news coverage since Saturday evening," said an NBCUniversal News Group spokesperson.
The networks will continue to cross simulcast, alternating between NBC News, NBC News NOW, and MSNBC Reports. This will ensure one news feed covers the developing situation. A post on X from Morning Joe said the show would return on Tuesday.
The Daily Show also canceled its Monday program, according to the show's X account. It will return on Tuesday from the New York studio. The program, hosted by Jon Stewart, was expected to broadcast this week from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Our apologies for the inconvenience," read the post. "Due to logistical issues and the evolving situation in Milwaukee, we need to reschedule our events in Wisconsin. We will make those up in the coming weeks."
In the UK, Channel 4 pulled a vintage episode of The Simpsons on Sunday. The episode, titled "Lisa the Iconoclast," features a joke referencing a political assassination.