Tom Hanks Receives Major Backlashing After Mocking Trump Supporters On SNL
Actor Tom Hanks faces major backlash after mocking Trump supporters on Saturday Night Live.
Hanks played the character “Doug,” who is portrayed as an uneducated, racist Trump supporter.
During one part of the skit, Hanks refuses to shake host Keenan Thompson’s hand because he’s black.
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Here’s what The New York Post reported:
America’s sweetheart Tom Hanks was crucified by conservatives over his “disgusting” portrayal of a simple, Trump-supporting racist on the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special.
The two-time Academy Award winner returned to the stage Sunday night as “Doug” — a dumb, MAGA hat-wearing contestant on the recurring bit “Black Jeopardy,” where the butt of the joke is Hanks’ character and the black contestants discovering their similarities.
During the sketch, Doug, who first appeared on the comedy show in 2016, refuses to shake hands with the game show host, Darnell Hayes, played by “SNL” longtimer Kenan Thompson.
“Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa,” Doug blurts, before eventually shaking Hayes’ hand.
“Maybe I’ll start a show for you to come on and we’ll call it ‘White Jeopardy,’” Doug later quips.
Per Fox News:
Actor Tom Hanks’ appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for its 50th anniversary special sparked controversy online after Hanks portrayed a White Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat and sporting a rural accent.
In the skit, Hanks’ character appears on a parody game show called Black Jeopardy. After he gets a correct answer and is congratulated, Hanks initially refuses to shake the Black host’s hand, played by Kenan Thompson.
“For its 50-year anniversary special, SNL had Tom Hanks play a racist Trump supporter afraid to shake a black man’s hand,” Outkick founder Clay Travis wrote on X Monday. “Fun fact: Trump’s 2024 election win was the LEAST racially divisive American election since 1964.”