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George Stephanopoulos (left) was commenting on the heated political environment after Donald Trump (right) survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. Viewers were quick to condemn the comments, calling for Stephanopoulos to be fired. Stephanopoulos was already in hot water with the network after he gave a damning tale on Joe Biden's performance in his post debate interview. Footage of that incident caught fire on the internet and forced the longtime ABC News fixture to issue a statement of regret.