Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's racist tweet: 'I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment.'

Just hours after Roseanne's cancellation, Valerie Jarrett is weighing in.

After Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Jarrett, a former aide of President Barack Obama, ABC moved quickly to cancel her show, noting that the tweet was "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values" in its official statement. 

Now, in an MSNBC town hall titled "Everyday Racism in America," Jarrett's responded, calling the experience "a teaching moment."

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A clip from the town hall – which airs in full on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET – shows Jarrett's take on Barr's racist tweet.  

From the clip:

According to NBC News, Jarrett also addressed ABC's earlier decision to cancel Roseanne, noting that Robert Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, personally called her to let her know they'd be ending the show. 

From NBC News:

Barr's racist comment drew immediate backlash from across the internet and prompted Wanda Sykes, one of Roseanne's high profile consulting producers, to make an immediate exit. Within a few hours, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey announced the show was over. 

Considering Barr's history with tweeting right-wing propaganda and misinformation, we're surprised it took this long.

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