NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) will allow 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to appear on the show two days before Election Day, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official said Sunday. I blamed him for what he had done.
In the “SNL” sketch, Maya Rudolph, the actress who played the vice president, talks with Harris, who played a mirror image of Rudolph, about stopping the “chaos” and “drama” in American politics. (The latter is a running joke on the show that makes light of Harris’ name.)
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr condemned SNL’s “biased and partisan conduct” in inviting Democratic candidates to appear without clearly giving 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump the same opportunity. It was suggested that this violates the “equal time” policy. rule.
This is a clear and blatant effort to circumvent the FCC’s Equal Time Rule.
The purpose of this rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan behavior, in which licensed broadcasters use public airwaves on the eve of an election to influence one candidate. . https://t.co/LliZF0po9t
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 3, 2024
“This is a clear and blatant effort to circumvent the FCC’s Equal Time Rule,” Kerr wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “The purpose of this rule is to prevent exactly this type of biased and partisan behavior, where licensed broadcasters use public airwaves on the eve of an election to influence one candidate. be.”
“Unless the broadcaster provides the same time for other qualifying campaigns,” he continued.
President Trump did not accept the same invitation to appear on “SNL” as Harris and Fox News senior White House correspondent Jackie Heinrich. reported. The Trump campaign is reportedly considering whether Harris’ appearance merits formal complaint with the FCC.
Lawyers for the Trump campaign at Fox are considering whether Harris’ appearance on SNL warrants filing a complaint with the FCC for violating equal time requirements, according to people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/oDoklakIHK
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) November 3, 2024
Section 315 of the Communications Act, which requires broadcasters to provide equal time and placement to candidates seeking the same political office. state. (Related article: President Trump slams CBS with $10 billion lawsuit over ’60 Minutes’ Harris edit)
Toward the end of the sketch, Rudolph said she planned to vote for Harris, who was standing next to her. Harris asked Rudolph if he was registered to vote in Pennsylvania, one of the three “blue wall” battleground states, but Rudolph replied that he was not. (Related: Watch the Daily Caller documentary “Cleaning Up Kamala”)
“SNL” star Colin Jost later joked about the show’s poor relationship with President Trump on “Weekend Update.” segment.
“Now, next week, the American people are going to decide whether the next president is going to be Kamala Harris or whether everyone on ‘SNL’ is going to be audited,” Jost said, with an image of President Trump next to the screen. He spoke while looking at the camera.
Initially, “SNL” had no plans to host Trump or Harris in the 2024 election cycle. independent person It was reported on October 1st.
“Because of election laws and the equal time clause, we can’t bring in people who are actually running for office,” said Lorne Michaels, executive producer of “SNL.” hollywood reporter In September. “You can’t decide on a major candidate without all the other candidates, and it becomes very complicated because there are a lot of minor candidates who are only on the ballot in three states and so on. ”
last month, @nbcsnl EP Lorne Michaels said @THR – “Due to election laws and equal time provisions, we cannot bring in the people who are actually running for office.” He added, “We cannot decide on a major candidate until we have all the candidates, and we cannot decide on a major candidate unless we have all the candidates.” There are many candidates,” he added. https://t.co/Y2Wc4BvQ38
— Jim LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) November 3, 2024
Critics of this sketch pointed out that the mirror format in which Harris participated was identical to the 2015 sketch. sketch President Trump features on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon.
There are currently five FCCs. committee member: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
