It’s a very controversial host
One of those protesting outside NBC, Karina Garcia, said Trump’s comments directly insulted her family from Mexico, making his candidacy a “personal issue” for her.
Until now, Trump has relied on free media coverage, and that strategy seems to have worked – he has been at or near the top of the polls for most of his campaign thus far. If the stations deny the candidates equal time, they can bring it up to the FCC, which will work with both parties to determine where to go from there.
The group is also offering a $5,000 reward to any audience member who disrupts Trump’s Saturday Night Live hosting appearance this weekend, which even Hillary Clinton said she would be watching.
Angered by Trump’s recent comments describing Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, a coalition of groups delivered more than 500,000 signatures to the network.
“Sia, I love this hair”, Trump – whose own follicles have been a longtime subject of fascination – says while wearing an outrageous two-toned bouffant.
An accidentally leaked promo of Trump calling Ben Carson a loser has surfaced online.
While people are talking about the PAC-funded video featuring kids calling Donald Trump a “racist dick,” one Latino artist is turning his outrage not to Trump, but Saturday Night Live. They’re turning people off. People are looking at it and say, these people are grotesque. “I mean they’re stupid people who would do an ad like that”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Mobile, Ala., on August 21.
Trump has repeatedly bragged about the attention his appearances has been generating, predicting the show will have its highest ratings ever with him at the helm. Despite the protests, the show will go on, and we’re curious mostly to see how the writers can keep things fairly balanced politically while still being amusing.
Many are wondering why after NBC said it was cutting all ties with the real-estate mogul turned Republican presidential candidate, they are allowing him to host.