SNL50: Republicans up in arms over return of Tom Hanks’ racist Trump supporter

SNL50: Republicans up in arms over return of Tom Hanks’ racist Trump supporter
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SNL50: Republicans up in arms over return of Tom Hanks’ racist Trump supporter
Author: Brittany Miller
Published: Feb, 17 2025 16:23

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“Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa,” he tells Thompson’s character Darnell Hayes, adding during another point of the sketch, “Maybe I’ll start a show for you to come on and we’ll call it White Jeopardy.”.

In one skit, Hanks appears as a man named Doug on a parody game show called Black Jeopardy hosted by Kenan Thompson.

“Tom Hanks just came out on SNL in a MAGA hat for a bit where he acted like he didn’t want to shake a black man’s hand,” his post began.

“Tom Hanks went on SNL dressed like a slob mocking millions of Trump supporters - portraying them as dumb, racist, rednecks,” one post began.

Former Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aide Link Lauren also weighed in on the sketch, claiming that Hanks’s character is why the show isn’t receiving higher ratings.

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