{"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…"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hanks\u2019 SNL skit aired as part of the show\u2019s 50th-anniversary celebration…\n Tom Hanks has stirred up a wave of backlash from Trump supporters after his portrayal of the MAGA-wearing character ‘Doug’ in the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live.\n 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 With appearances from legends like Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Jack Nicholson, and Aubrey Plaza, the celebration was packed with familiar faces.\n But Hanks\u2019 involvement in one particular skit has triggered a heated response online.\n During the special, Hanks made a return as Doug, a character he first played in a Black Jeopardy skit years ago.\n This time, however, the sketch did not sit well with many Trump supporters.\n 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 The scene that sparked the most outrage involved a handshake\u2014or lack thereof.\n 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 After finally going through with it, Doug quipped: “Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa. Maybe I’ll start a show for you to come on and we’ll call it White Jeopardy.”\n 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 One person wrote: “Tom Hanks went on SNL dressed like a slob mocking millions of Trump supporters – portraying them as dumb, racist, rednecks. Keep it up libs. You’ll never win another election again.”\n\n