‘Racists for Trump’ SNL ad mocks extremist support
Skit takes aim at neo-Nazis, KKK supporters, and anti-Muslim bigots who are backing real estate mogul
Poking fun at Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s popularity among white supremacists, Saturday Night Live released a parody campaign video Saturday about the billionaire businessman’s racist supporters.
The “Racists for Trump” skit opens with a cast of white Trump supporters — a man sitting in his living room; a woman ironing; a painter and businesswoman at work; another man sitting before a fireplace, and a log-gathering, all-American male — all of whom sing the Republican hopeful’s praises.
“The guy’s a winner,” says the first man. “He’s authentic,” adds the woman. “He’s the only one who actually created jobs,” says the painter. “He literally wrote the book on negotiating,” the businesswoman says. “Trump’s an outsider, Washington needs that,” fireplace-stoking man chimes in. “I think he can make this country great again,” concludes the man gathering wood.
But then the clip takes a dark turn.
“He’s going to take our economy from here, to here,” says the first man, lifting his arm to reveal a swastika armband.
“He’s not some cautious politician, he says what I’m thinking,” says the woman ironing, lifting up the garment — a Ku Klux Klan robe.
The camera pans out to show the painter’s work — revealing the words “White Power” daubed on a building. The businesswoman praises Trump’s problem-solving skills, while the camera zooms out to show a board labeled “Muslims” behind her. Fireplace guy is shown burning books. And behind the man gathering wood, several KKK members are seen torching a cross and dancing.
Trump has been praised by various anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi leaders since kicking off his presidential campaign, including former KKK grand wizard David Duke.
In an interview last week on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Trump denied he knew anything about Duke.
“Just so you understand, I don’t know anything about David Duke, OK? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists,” Trump said.
Several days earlier, Duke had told his radio listeners they should vote and volunteer for Trump. The Republican presidential front-runner disavowed the endorsement hours after the “State of the Union” interview, for the second time in three days, after refusing to do so on the program.
In response, the Anti-Defamation League said it would provide the presidential candidates with information about extremists. The organization also detailed some 11 extremist leaders who have inserted themselves into the race, namely to endorse Trump. Their list includes Andrew Anglin, who runs the Daily Stormer neo-Nazi website; Lee Rogers, who runs the neo-Nazi website Infostormer; and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who hailed Trump for resisting “Jewish money.”
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