On Saturday, as “Saturday Night Live” celebrated its 50th anniversary, Tom Hanks was blasted after reprising a role as a Trump supporter on “Black Jeopardy” who was seen as racist.
Wearing a red Make America Great Again hat again as “Doug,” a Trump supporter, Hanks answered a question correctly, then stated that if more people went to church, America would be better off. When Kenan Thompson, as host “Darnell Hayes,” crossed over to congratulate him on his answer, Hanks recoiled at first, then relented after Thompson said, “It’s only a handshake.”
Hanks’ reluctance to shake Thompson’s hand struck many people as portraying Trump supporters as racist.
The show offered consistent gibes at President Donald Trump; in one sketch, parodying the song “I Dreamed A Dream” from “Les Miserables,” a member of the cast sang, “I dreamed a dream that King Kong died,…
