{"id":113839,"date":"2025-02-19T15:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=113839"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:24:38","slug":"tom-hanks-sparks-outrage-among-trump-supporters-with-controversial-snl-skit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/tom-hanks-sparks-outrage-among-trump-supporters-with-controversial-snl-skit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks Sparks Outrage Among Trump Supporters With Controversial SNL Skit&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hanks\u2019 SNL skit aired as part of the show\u2019s 50th-anniversary celebration&hellip;\n<p>Tom Hanks has stirred up a wave of backlash from Trump supporters after his portrayal of the MAGA-wearing character &lsquo;Doug&rsquo; in the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live.\n</p><p>The star-studded event, which aired on Sunday (February 16), brought together some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest names to mark SNL\u2019s five decades on air.\n</p><p>With appearances from legends like Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Jack Nicholson, and Aubrey Plaza, the celebration was packed with familiar faces.\n</p><p>But Hanks\u2019 involvement in one particular skit has triggered a heated response online.\n</p><p>During the special, Hanks made a return as Doug, a character he first played in a Black Jeopardy skit years ago.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-113846 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/tom-hanks-trump.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1300\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-trump.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>This time, however, the sketch did not sit well with many Trump supporters.\n</p><p>Wearing a red Make America Great Again hat, Hanks\u2019 character participated in the game show parody, which poked fun at cultural and political differences.\n</p><p>The scene that sparked the most outrage involved a handshake\u2014or lack thereof.\n</p><p>In the skit, Kenan Thompson, playing the show\u2019s host, extended his hand to Doug, but Hanks\u2019 character hesitated before reluctantly shaking it.\n</p><p>After finally going through with it, Doug quipped: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa. Maybe I&rsquo;ll start a show for you to come on and we&rsquo;ll call it White Jeopardy.&rdquo;\n</p><p>The moment didn\u2019t sit well with a lot of viewers, particularly Trump supporters, who took to Twitter to share their anger over the portrayal.\n</p><p>One person wrote: &ldquo;Tom Hanks went on SNL dressed like a slob mocking millions of Trump supporters &ndash; portraying them as dumb, racist, rednecks. Keep it up libs. You&rsquo;ll never win another election again.&rdquo;\n</p><p><iframe title='\"Tom' hanks reprises racist trump supporter role width='\"791\"' height='\"445\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/I6Y98uJXcqc?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n<p>Link Lauren, a former advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also weighed in on the controversy, saying: &ldquo;Tom Hanks just came out on SNL in a MAGA hat for a bit where he acted like he didn&rsquo;t want to shake a black man&rsquo;s hand. This show wonders why their ratings are in the gutter.\n</p><p>&ldquo;Trump won the popular vote. This tired trope that MAGA is racist is disgusting. SNL is an unfunny show for snobbish liberal elites. The current Republican Party is a big tent coalition compromised of many former Democrats. Good riddance, SNL!&rdquo;\n</p><p><strong>The skit has faced backlash\n<p>Another Trump supporter voiced their frustration, commenting: &ldquo;No one in the audience laughs as Tom Hanks appears on SNL as a racist Trump supporter that refuses to shake hands with a black man.&rdquo;\n</p><p>Meanwhile, a different user shared their anger, stating: &ldquo;This makes me mad. SNL ran a skit tonight w\/Tom Hanks as a MAGA racist\u2026he literally recoils when a black game show host reaches to shake hands.&rdquo;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Hanks\u2019 SNL skit aired as part of the show\u2019s 50th-anniversary celebration&hellip; Tom Hanks has stirred up a wave of backlash from Trump supporters after his portrayal of the MAGA-wearing character &lsquo;Doug&rsquo; in the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live. 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