U.S. backs move to fire Olympic ceremony director over Holocaust joke

The U.S. government on Thursday backed Tokyo Olympic organizers' move to fire the show director for the opening ceremony over a past joke about the Holocaust, while expressing hope that the games starting Friday will be "safe and secure" amid the coronavirus pandemic."We certainly support that decision," Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a press conference, referring to the dismissal of former comedian Kentaro Kobayashi, the director of the creative team behind the games' opening and closing ceremonies.Psaki added that the incident will not affect U.S. first lady Jill Biden's plan to attend th…READ FULL ARTICLE