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Fox Staffer Fired After Doctoring Trump’s Immigration Address — And The Video Is Pretty Darn Funny

According to the Seattle Times, a staffer at a local Fox station has been fired for allegedly doctoring footage of Donald Trump’s oval office address — causing the commander-in-chief’s tongue to droop out of his mouth and making his skin appear bright orange on air.

A side-by-side comparison of the speech that aired live on CNN Tuesday night and what was broadcast later on FOX Q13 shows the blatant manipulation.

The clip’s colors look more saturated, adding a fiery tangerine hue to Trump’s skin.

In the footage, the president’s tongue also appears altered — like it was made rest on his lower lip for an unusually long time between sentences.

“This does not meet our editorial standards and we regret if it is seen as portraying the president in a negative light,” said Q13 news director Erica Hill in an emailed statement to the Seattle Times on Thursday morning.

Later Thursday, Hill released another statement announcing the termination of the employee responsible.

“We’ve completed our investigation into this incident and determined that the actions were the result of an individual editor whose employment has been terminated,” she said.

Trump delivered a national prime-time address Tuesday night, making his case for $5 billion in funding to build a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats have said they will not approve any funding for the wall.

The deadlock has led to a partial government shutdown which entered its 20th day on Thursday.

An estimated 43.3 million people watched the president’s address and the Democratic response from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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