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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, then I remembered he�s in Florida.� In another sketch, actor Martin Short walked onstage, and comedian Steve Martin asked, �Do you have your passport on you? ICE, get him!� That prompted ICE employees to drag Short off the stage, yelling, �No! I�ll name names! Mike Myers! Jim Carrey!�

Weekend Update segment anchor Colin Jost quipped, �It is an honor and a
thrill to be hosting Weekend Update for the 50th, and if it was up to our president, final season of SNL.�

In 2016, Hanks appeared on �Black Jeopardy� as �Doug,� saying, �They told me
a fella could win some money, so let�s win me some money. Get� er done.�

Later, Hanks said, �You know, I got to tell you, I love those movies, I
bought a box set at Walmart, and if I can laugh and pray in 90 minutes, that
is money well spent.� When Thompson walked over to him with his hand outstretched, saying, �I really appreciate you sayin� that. I like that,�
Hanks recoiled from the outstretched hand, then took it, visibly shaking.

Hanks was roundly criticized for his 50th-anniversary performance on social media:

Tom Hanks just came out on SNL in a MAGA hat for a bit where he
acted like he didn�t want to shake a black man�s hand.

This show wonders why their ratings are in the gutter. Trump won
the popular vote. This tired trope that MAGA is racist is disgusting.
SNL is an unfunny show� pic.twitter.com/PlSc7gmiJ0

� Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) February 17, 2025


Nobody even laughs. Tom Hanks and the writers of @nbcsnl are an
embarrassment for this nonsense. pic.twitter.com/eNrLSGSWDR

� Justin Hart (@justin_hart) February 17, 2025


For its 50 year anniversary special, SNL had Tom Hanks play a racist
Trump supporter afraid to shake a black man�s hand. Fun fact: Trump�s
2024 election win was the LEAST racially divisive American election
since 1964. pic.twitter.com/0gdocaaktH

� Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 17, 2025

Hanks in 2016:
https://youtu.be/O7VaXlMvAvk

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