Lance Trover Slams SNL: A MAGA Hat Wearing Guy Refusing to Shake Hands with a Black Guy Is Not Funny
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Lance Trover Slams SNL: A MAGA Hat Wearing Guy Refusing to Shake Hands with a Black Guy Is Not Funny
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Cari Champion
, Abby Phillip
, Ashley Allison
, Lance Trover
, Donte Mills

Name: Cari Champion
Employment: ESPN
Position: Host

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Ashley Allison
Employment: Turner Conoly Group
Position: CEO

Name: Lance Trover
Employment: LT Strategies, LLC
Position: Founder (LLC), Strategic Communications and Campaign Strategist
Name: Donte Mills
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02/19/2025 01:53 am
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PHILLIP But there is ░░░░░░░░ fixation it seems Look ░░░░░░░░ know Trump is a ░░░░░░░░ bit fixated with SNL ░░░░░░░░ likes the way he ░░░░░░░░ likes to control how ░░░░░░░░ s portrayed in media ░░░░░░░░ it s a Time ░░░░░░░░ cover or whatnot But ░░░░░░░░ is just a skit ░░░░░░░░ s just a skit ░░░░░░░░ I thought a lot ░░░░░░░░ this I think this ░░░░░░░░ to SNL And in ░░░░░░░░ view when it comes ░░░░░░░░ comedy pretty much anything ░░░░░░░░ I think most people ░░░░░░░░ agree with that I ░░░░░░░░ the problem we have ░░░░░░░░ is is that it ░░░░░░░░ t really that funny ░░░░░░░░ it s not been ░░░░░░░░ for 2016 and since ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ out there And I ░░░░░░░░ that s the problem ░░░░░░░░ SNL is that they ░░░░░░░░ become so pointed and ░░░░░░░░ in their attacks on ░░░░░░░░ and his supporters Think ░░░░░░░░ this just for one ░░░░░░░░ though Dana Carvey the ░░░░░░░░ H W Bush impersonator ░░░░░░░░ president loved it invited ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ was bipartisan and hilarious ░░░░░░░░ Hammond was a great ░░░░░░░░ Clinton impersonator did phenomenal ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan everybody loved him ░░░░░░░░ s not this It ░░░░░░░░ become so pointed And ░░░░░░░░ do agree I think ░░░░░░░░ reflects that these folks ░░░░░░░░ really out of touch ░░░░░░░░ after November 5th with ░░░░░░░░ the rest of America ░░░░░░░░ MILLS But they had ░░░░░░░░ Harris impersonations in there ░░░░░░░░ think they give it ░░░░░░░░ ways PHILLIP And Trump ░░░░░░░░ been on SNL MILLS ░░░░░░░░ they give it both ░░░░░░░░ CHAMPION Why 2016 Why ░░░░░░░░ Why that year for ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP This was also ░░░░░░░░ the way TROVER did ░░░░░░░░ skit in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ did it in CHAMPION ░░░░░░░░ you re saying it ░░░░░░░░ not funny anymore after ░░░░░░░░ TROVER I m saying ░░░░░░░░ never really found it ░░░░░░░░ and I do I ░░░░░░░░ think when you look ░░░░░░░░ the history of SNL ░░░░░░░░ what they ve done ░░░░░░░░ politicians whether it was ░░░░░░░░ Carvey or Darrell Hammond ░░░░░░░░ was bipartisan people liked ░░░░░░░░ This is much more ░░░░░░░░ towards Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ supporters CHAMPION I mean ░░░░░░░░ agree they can t ░░░░░░░░ can t keep going ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats I agree ░░░░░░░░ that They need to ░░░░░░░░ I mean after Republicans ░░░░░░░░ needs to be more ░░░░░░░░ agree with you on ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP But couldn t ░░░░░░░░ have invited these impersonators ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ said Hey let s ░░░░░░░░ a laugh at my ░░░░░░░░ expense I mean it ░░░░░░░░ like the person who ░░░░░░░░ not willing to take ░░░░░░░░ laugh is the president ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean you ░░░░░░░░ you have a guy ░░░░░░░░ a MAGA hat not ░░░░░░░░ to shake a person ░░░░░░░░ hand because they re ░░░░░░░░ American I mean that ░░░░░░░░ just not true That ░░░░░░░░ not how Allison It ░░░░░░░░ not funny TROVER That ░░░░░░░░ not funny and it ░░░░░░░░ not true and it ░░░░░░░░ not accurate CHAMPION It ░░░░░░░░ not accurate TROVER No ░░░░░░░░ course not This is ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ million people voted for ░░░░░░░░ guy and you re ░░░░░░░░ they re all CHAMPION ░░░░░░░░ just asked a question ░░░░░░░░ said is it not ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Lance is raising ░░░░░░░░ interesting question The stereotype ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA voter is ░░░░░░░░ what was portrayed in ░░░░░░░░ skit But the truth ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA voter is ░░░░░░░░ next door neighbor He ░░░░░░░░ the person living in ░░░░░░░░ high rise luxury apartment ░░░░░░░░ He s the person ░░░░░░░░ the street He s ░░░░░░░░ cousin Allison The stereotype ░░░░░░░░ also PHILLIP The stereotype ░░░░░░░░ not quite what the ░░░░░░░░ is Allison But the ░░░░░░░░ is also that the ░░░░░░░░ voter is some crazy ░░░░░░░░ radical And they also ░░░░░░░░ your neighbor.”
CHAMPION: “Yeah.”
CHAMPION: “Yeah.”
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