Megyn Kelly Criticizes Tom Hanks Over Controversial SNL Skit
Megyn Kelly hits out at Tom Hanks over ‘racist’ MAGA skit on SNL that left Trump supporters furious
The episode of Saturday Night Live was filled to the brim with contentious remarks.
Megyn Kelly has criticized Tom Hanks, asserting that he characterized supporters of President Donald Trump as “worth-nothing racists” during his most recent appearance on Saturday Night Live.
The 50th Anniversary Special of Saturday Night Live has, without a doubt, been the source of some debate.
To begin, it has been stated that Ryan Reynolds made a cryptic allusion to the recent legal drama that is taking place between his wife, Blake Lively, and Justin Baldoni through his comments.
Following that, Miley Cyrus was subjected to criticism for paying tribute to the late Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who is best known for tearing up a portrait of Pope John Paul II while she was appearing on the show in 1992.
Additionally, actor Tom Hanks, who returned to the show as his MAGA-voting character Doug, is another celebrity who has caused a number of people to feel differently about him.
Doug, who made his first appearance on the show in 2016, took part in a mock game show routine called Black Jeopardy, which was hosted by comedian Kenan Thompson.
When Thompson’s character attempted to shake his hand during the sketch, the 68-year-old audience member, who was wearing a red hat that read “Make America Great Again,” began to experience a panic attack.
The greeting was eventually carried out by Doug, who then proceeded to exclaim, “Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa.” It’s possible that I’ll call it “White Jeopardy,” and I’ll launch a show specifically for you to appear on.
The appearance of Tom Hanks has gone viral ever since it was shown the previous weekend (February 15), and it has garnered criticism from Kelly, who is 45 years old and a political analyst.
During the episode of her SiriusXM podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, which aired on Tuesday (February 18), the former Fox News anchor admitted that she was not particularly satisfied with the star’s portrayal of Trump voters.
“Shame on him,” she stated in reference to his sketch on Saturday Night Live. I am certain that Tom Hanks is worth a billion dollars, and do you know who was the one who gave him that amount?
Everyone who went to watch Forrest Gump, Big, and all the other entertaining films starring Tom Hanks and never once considered the possibility that he was criticizing them as bigots who were stupid, from the countryside, and worthless.
After that, Kelly went on to claim that it was “shocking” to watch someone who apparently “tries so carefully not to be too divisive in his choices” come out and “suggest he thinks Trump supporters are racists.” Kelly went on to add that this was a stunning revelation.
In her chat with Sky News, the mother of three extended her criticism of Saturday Night Live for the long-running “anti-conservative programming” that the show has been airing.
“They have been doing programming that is anti-conservative, anti-Trump, and pro-leftist causes in the open now for twelve years and beyond,” she told the publication. “They have been doing this for far longer than that.”
While this was going on, novelist Walter Kirn, who was a guest on Kelly’s show, acknowledged that he personally did not believe that someone like Tom Hanks would ever “stoop to this kind of thing.”
The individual, who was 62 years old, made the observation that “it is terrible writing, it was a terrible skit, and he was the big loser.”
People are on social media saying things like, “I don’t think I’m going to be watching him again anytime soon.” I see this happening all over the place.
In addition, viewers of Saturday Night Live have expressed their opinions over Hanks’ portrayal of the “redneck.” One user on X wrote, “They’re still playing the same game. Honestly, it’s a burdensome task.”
On the other hand, a large number of critics have lauded the actor.
A person on social media said, “I know I’m late to this, but Tom Hanks’ portrayal of the everyday racist MAGA voter on Saturday Night Live was spot on and deserves every award.”
A second person remarked, “MAGA ought to inquire as to the reason why Tom Hanks is able to make them angry in this SNL bitch.” After that, they should examine themselves in the mirror.
In order to obtain additional commentary, Tyla has reached out to a representative of Tom Hanks.
