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| US TV network NBC fires Donald Trump over Mexico comments | US TV network NBC fires Donald Trump over Mexico comments |
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| US TV network NBC is cutting ties with Donald Trump over "recent derogatory statements" that the veteran businessman made about immigrants. | US TV network NBC is cutting ties with Donald Trump over "recent derogatory statements" that the veteran businessman made about immigrants. |
| NBC said the company would now not be airing the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants that are co-owned by Mr Trump. | NBC said the company would now not be airing the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants that are co-owned by Mr Trump. |
| Responding to the announcement, Mr Trump said he would consider suing NBC. | |
| Earlier this month, he accused Mexicans of bringing drugs and crime to the US as he announced he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination. | |
| He has insisted that he was criticising US lawmakers, not Mexican people. | He has insisted that he was criticising US lawmakers, not Mexican people. |
| NBC's statement said Celebrity Apprentice, which is hosted by Mr Trump, would continue to be aired as it is licensed from a separate group but Mr Trump will reportedly not participate. | |
| NBC is the second network to drop the divisive politician after Univision, one of the largest US Spanish-language broadcasters, also said it would end its coverage of Miss USA. | |
| In his speech on 16 June, Mr Trump said of Mexico: "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume are good people, but I speak to border guards, and they tell us what we are getting." | |
| He also pledged to build a "great wall" on the US border with Mexico and insisted it would be paid for by Mexicans. | |
| After being dropped by Univision last week, Mr Trump accused the Mexican government of pressuring the network. | |
| "They want to silence Donald Trump. And Donald Trump can't be silenced," he said. |