Actor Tom Hanks recently portrayed a racist Trump supporter during his appearance on Saturday Night Live during the show’s 50th anniversary skit. The incident has sparked intense backlash from conservatives on social media who slammed the show for portraying Trump voters in such a denigrating manner.
The character appeared during a “Black Jeopardy” skit hosted by Kenan Thompson’s “Darnell” character. In addition to Hanks, who was dressed in a jean jacket and Make American Great Again hat, the skit featured Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Eddie Murphy. Hanks’ character, Doug, first appeared in 2016.
At one point during the sketch, Doug appears uncomfortable when shaking a black man’s hand, leading to criticism on social media. Popular X personality Sara Rose posted, “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.”
Political commentator Link Lauren wrote about the skit on X, “Tom Hanks just came out on SNL in a MAGA hat for a bit where he acted like he didn’t want to shake a black man’s hand. This show wonders why their ratings are in the gutter. 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!”
Similarly, Kevin Dalton wrote, “Tom Hanks in a MAGA hat, horrified at the idea of shaking a black man’s hand, tells you everything you need to know about what the left has learned since November and why they will thankfully continue to lose landslide election after landslide election for the foreseeable future.”
Commentator Dom Lucre initially reported on X, “Hollywood actor Tom Hanks just disrespected every Republican on SNL as he was dressed up as a Trump supporter with a MAGA hat. Hanks portrayed himself as an ignorant racist who refused to shake a Black man’s hand.” The post noted that “he had no reason to disrespect every Conservative in America. This appears to be random and divisive.”
Prior to the 2024 election, in which Trump decisively defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris, Hanks spoke about the possibility of the president’s return to office. The actor explained that, while he had short-term reservations about another Trump presidency, he was not concerned about the state of the union in the long run.
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“I think there’s always a reason to be worried about the short-term, but I look at the longer-term of what this — what happened. I think there is an ongoing — look, our Constitution says, we, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, that journey to a more perfect union has missteps in it,” Hanks said when speaking to CNN.
Watch a clip of the skit below:
BREAKING NEWS: Hollywood actor Tom Hanks just disrespected every Republican on SNL as he was dressed up as a Trump supporter with a MAGA hat. Hanks portrayed himself as an ignorant racist who refused to shake a Black man’s hand.
This comes at a surprise considering the… pic.twitter.com/Y8vtJF4ZrN
— Dom $Lucre Memecoin (@dom_lucre) February 17, 2025
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