Hollywood heavyweight Tom Hanks was excoriated for his portrayal of a Trump-supporting racist simpleton on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special.
The two-time Academy Award winner returned as Doug — a MAGA hat-wearing contestant on the recurring bit Black Jeopardy, where the butt of the joke is Hanks’ character and the black contestants discovering their similarities.
During the sketch, Doug, who first appeared on the show in 2016, refuses to shake hands with the game show host, Darnell Hayes, played by SNL's Kenan Thompson, he of Kenan and Kel fame.
Not only did Tom Hanks appear in the sketch, reprising his iconic Doug, but he was joined by Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy.
The skit outraged Trump supporters, who quickly bashed it as a “tired” and “disgusting” trope.
Popular conservative social media account Libs of TikTok labeled it “propaganda” and lambasted it as “dumb.”
The three-and-a-half-hour special was full of jabs at the sitting president and his bold policies.
“Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa,” Doug blurts, before eventually shaking Hayes’ hand.
“Maybe I’ll start a show for you to come on and we’ll call it ‘White Jeopardy,’” Doug later quips.
Black Jeopardy! #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/QFKKTRWeer
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
