Bill Maher criticized « Saturday Night Live » during his podcast Sunday for its February sketch featuring actor Tom Hanks depicting a racist MAGA supporter.
Comedian Bill Maher criticized “Saturday Night Live” during his podcast Sunday for its February sketch featuring actor Tom Hanks depicting a racist MAGA supporter.
During the sketch, Hanks’ character donned a MAGA hat and expressed reluctance to shake hands with a black character played by SNL cast member Kenan Thompson. After guest Jillian Michaels brought up the sketch on “Club Random,” Maher said he despised it due to its dishonesty, arguing that the vast majority of President Donald Trump’s supporters are not racist.
“I hated it — wearing the MAGA hat, not shaking hands with a black person. And that’s when I thought, ‘You people don’t know MAGA people.’ I mean, they have their issues, and I certainly have my issues with them … of course there’s some racists everywhere who are that bad, but generally, all the MAGA people I know have no problem shaking hands with a black person,” Maher said.
