‘Just missed’: German comedian loses job over Trump shooting joke
SUMMARY
German comedian Sebastian Hotz, known as El Hotzo, lost his job with public broadcaster RBB after tweeting about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Hotz, 28, posted that the attempt was like the last bus “unfortunately, just missed” and called it “absolutely fantastic when fascists die.” Despite deleting the tweets, screenshots spread widely, leading to backlash. Wolfgang Kubicki, Bundestag vice-president, called for a criminal investigation, and Elon Musk also criticized Hotz on X. RBB canceled Hotz’s radio show "Theoretisch Cool," citing incompatibility with their values. Public broadcaster ARD and broadcaster ZDF also dropped events involving Hotz.
