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Daily Show walks back abortion joke after backlash

By Becket Adams
Published June 27, 2016 9:20pm ET
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Daily Show walks back abortion joke after backlash
This is not the first time that the "Daily Show" and relatively new host, Trevor Noah, have drawn fire from media. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) | (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The Daily Show’s social media feed issued a clarification Monday evening after a joke about abortion went sideways and earned the late night comedy program a heap of scorn from media.

“Friends, we’re certainly not promoting abortions. Just excited about #SCOTUS reaffirming right to choose,” said the show’s Twitter feed.

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