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BumRushDaShow

(143,433 posts)
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 06:35 AM Nov 3

Harris mocks Trump as she makes surprise Saturday Night Live appearance

Source: The Independent

6 hours ago


Kamala Harris poked fun at Donald Trump‘s garbage truck struggles as she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live just days before America goes to the polls. The vice president, who has been played on the 50th season of the comedy show by Maya Rudolph, flew to New York City on Saturday evening after a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harris made the unscheduled stop while on her way to Detroit, Michigan, with Air Force Two landing at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. It was the final episode of the show before Election Day on Tuesday. She appeared in the show’s cold opening opposite Rudolph’s version of her as the actress looked into a mirror and said she wished she could “talk to someone who has been in my shoes.”

The camera then panned to the reflection in the mirror, where the beaming vice president sat, receiving a huge cheer from the studio audience.


US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and US actress Maya Rudolph participate in Saturday Night Live live late-night sketch comedy show at NBC studios in New York City on November 2, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)

“You and me both sister,” Harris told Rudolph. “It is nice to see you Kamala,” Harris added. “I am just here to remind you that you have got this. You can do something your opponent cannot do like open doors.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-snl-appearance-election-b2640434.html



Rhiannon12866 posted the clip here - SNL: 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open




US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and US actress Maya Rudolph participate in Saturday Night Live live late-night sketch comedy show at NBC studios in New York City on November 2, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)


US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and US actress Maya Rudolph participate in Saturday Night Live live late-night sketch comedy show at NBC studios in New York City on November 2, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)





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(many of us of course remember Chevy Chase as President Gerald Ford )

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Harris mocks Trump as she makes surprise Saturday Night Live appearance (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 3 OP
Kamala is cool BoRaGard Nov 3 #1
I thought this was great for VP Harris Docreed2003 Nov 3 #2
Has Trump threatened to sue and revoke NBC's license yet??? robleb Nov 3 #3
A Trump appointee from the FCC Bettie Nov 3 #15
I didn't see any mocking there. Novara Nov 3 #4
GREAT behind the scenes photos! Gaytano70 Nov 3 #5
It was a great cold open! 😄👍 electric_blue68 Nov 3 #6
opening orleans Nov 3 #7
An absolute knockout..beauty,brains.wit and sincerity. BattleRow Nov 3 #8
She is such a joy SomedayKindaLove Nov 3 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Nov 3 #10
Why can't I stop crying? louis-t Nov 3 #11
They also made a tik tok video after the Opening QED Nov 3 #12
Both Palin and McCain appeared though not directly with their immitators question everything Nov 3 #13
She is in a class by herself. republianmushroom Nov 3 #14
She is truly the Joyful Warrior. BarbD Nov 3 #16
K&R and thanks!!! Rhiannon12866 Nov 4 #17

Docreed2003

(17,851 posts)
2. I thought this was great for VP Harris
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 07:10 AM
Nov 3

She was funny, made a joke about her opponent, and she poked fun at herself. She came across as authentic and relatable. Very well done by the Harris team!

robleb

(272 posts)
3. Has Trump threatened to sue and revoke NBC's license yet???
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 07:24 AM
Nov 3

You know he is mad as hell, well, more mad than usual

Bettie

(17,273 posts)
15. A Trump appointee from the FCC
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 02:21 PM
Nov 3

has stated that this breaks the equal time rule.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/harris-appearance-snl-equal-time-rule

Brendan Carr, a commissioner with the federal communications commission (FCC), claimed on the social platform X that Harris’s appearance on the show “is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule”. Carr made the claim in response to an Associated Press alert to Harris being on the show that night.

“The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct – a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election. Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns,” said Carr, who was nominated by both Trump and Biden and confirmed unanimously by the Senate three times.

FCC guidelines state: “Equal opportunities generally means providing comparable time and placement to opposing candidates; it does not require a station to provide opposing candidates with programs identical to the initiating candidate.”

Harris joined comedian Maya Rudolph at the start of the show in a sketch that skewered Donald Trump for his recent rally speeches, including wearing an orange and yellow safety jacket, a riff on the ongoing garbage controversy, and pretending to fellate a broken microphone.

BattleRow

(1,224 posts)
8. An absolute knockout..beauty,brains.wit and sincerity.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:21 AM
Nov 3

The skit hit just the right,light note,and perhaps converted some"undecideds",hopefully.

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