Donald Trump is hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and the ratings are likely to be huge, despite concerted efforts by Latino groups and others opposed to Trump’s “racist and xenophobic remarks” to convince NBC to cancel his appearance.
Pressure on NBC to disinvite Trump as the guest host came not only from advocacy groups but also artists, filmmakers and academics around the world; members of Congress; and a petition with more than 500,000 signatures that protesters delivered to the network this week.
“Some individuals have suggested that we should not prevent Trump from hosting SNL, but that instead we should voice our opposition by not watching,” said a statement by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). “This view misses the point. Trump has targeted Latinos with his racist and xenophobic remarks and his rhetoric is causing real harm to the Latino community. We cannot allow him the time nor a platform such as SNL to advance such views.”
