“Mr. Trump’s racist remarks and continued rhetoric demonizing Latinos and immigrants has created fear within these communities around the country, many of which are represented in Congress by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus”, the group’s statement said.
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Democrats, and Republicans like Lopez, compare Trump to Pete Wilson, the former California governor whose 1994 ballot initiative to prohibit undocumented immigrants from using public services is credited with turning what was a purple state into a reliably blue one. Then it’s just ‘entertainment.’ The problem is, if Jennifer Aniston had said, ‘They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they are rapists.
Trump faced significant backlash over the remarks from Latino community advocates and fellow Republican party members alike. “We are appalled that you would enable Trump’s hateful speech for nothing less than a ratings ploy and ask that you rescind the SNL invitation”.
The outlet aded that majority of the Caucus were opposed to Trump’s hosting of the show this Saturday.
According to CHC member Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., he is “glad” the caucus voted to oppose Trump’s “SNL” appearance, which was approved by two-third of the 26 Latino members comprising of the CHC.
SPLASH NEWS The 26-member Congressional Hispanic Caucus has called for NBCUniversal and Lorne Michaels to disinvite Donald Trump from his upcoming “SNL” hosting gig.
Organizers of the “SNL Dump Trump Rally” say they’ll try to present network executives with the signatures of more than 460,000 people who want Comcast NBCUniversal to replace Trump with someone less poisonous to Latinos.
The news comes as no surprise, given the huge interest in the debates, which have been more entertaining this year with the involvement of Donald Trump and the large Republican field.
“I think I’m going to get the nomination and I will win the White House”, he declared. Nobody gets ratings like me.
So far NBC and SNL producer Lorne Michaels have been silent. Hillary Clinton appeared earlier this season for a cold open sketch alongside Kate McKinnon, who impresonated the Democratic presidential candidate, while Clinton played a bartender.
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Their letter pointed to a 2013 review that found noncompliance with civil rights requirements and regulations by U.S. Forest Service offices in New Mexico and Colorado.
