NBC News
By Maya Chung
October 15, 2015
Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to host "Saturday Night
Live" on November 7th and the largest national Hispanic civil rights and
advocacy organization
in the United States, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), has
slammed the decision, calling it a "slap in the face" to Latino viewers.
"This
is not about lacking a sense of humor. Everyone knows that SNL is not
just a comedy show. For the last 40 years, it has become a highly
coveted platform for candidates
from political parties who are looking to reach and connect with the
American public," said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR.
"It
is appalling, then, [for] a show with that history and that role to
showcase a man whose campaign has been built on bigotry and demagoguery
for the sake of buzz and
ratings," Murguía said.
This will be Trump's second time hosting SNL, having previously hosted the April 3, 2004 episode.
Trump
hosted and was the executive producer of NBC's "The Apprentice and "The
Celebrity Apprentice" for years. Trump and NBC were joint partners in
the Miss Universe Organization,
but over the summer NBC terminated its relationship with Trump after
his controversial comments about immigrants from Mexico at the start of
his presidential campaign.
"NBC
made the right decision last June to sever its ties with Trump over his
blatantly anti-Latino campaign announcement. Since then he has only
gotten worse and more
divisive, so this change of heart is even more troubling," said
Murguía. NCLR is urging SNL and NBC to reconsider "this ill-advised
decision."
SNL said to NBC Latino they are not commenting on NCLR's statement.
Félix
Sánchez, from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, also
criticized the decision to have Trump host the show. "You're letting
someone call Mexicans rapists
and murderers and the welcome mat gets put out," said Sánchez. He also
said his group has been trying to meet with SNL's executive producer
Lorne Michaels for years; "in its 41st season they have never had a
Latina cast member and only two male Latino cast
members."
Others took to Twitter to slam Trump's upcoming appearance.
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