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(48,999 posts) Sun Feb 4, 2024, 01:10 AM Feb 4

'SNL' Faces Backlash After Nikki Haley Makes Surprise Appearance During Cold Open [View all]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Saturday Night Live instantly started receiving backlash after Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance Saturday night.

During the cold open, Haley asked James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump, “Why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?”

Johnson’s Trump responded, “Oh my God. It’s her, the woman who was in charge of security on Jan. 6. It’s Nancy Pelosi for the 1,000th time.”

Ayo Edebiri later popped up at the end of the sketch and directed a question at Haley: “I was just curious, what would you say was the main cause of the Civil War? And do you think it starts with an S and ends with a ‘lavery’?”

Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-facing-backlash-nikki-haley-surprise-appearance-1235814363/

And then SNL let her play that for laughs. See this tweet:

Link to tweet

There was immediate outrage on Twitter, from both left and right.

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'SNL' Faces Backlash After Nikki Haley Makes Surprise Appearance During Cold Open [View all] highplainsdem Feb 4 OP

NOOOOOOOOOO montanacowboy Feb 4 #1

Oh brother. Fiendish Thingy Feb 4 #2

They get their feelings hurt over everything..the show isn't even over Deuxcents Feb 4 #5

Slavery is no joke NEOBuckeye Feb 4 #29

Agreed. Mr. Mustard 2023 Feb 4 #59

Hardly Haley's rehab. Freethinker65 Feb 4 #3

Same here Conjuay Feb 4 #46

I hope not. They will just make fun of him. Ferrets are Cool Feb 4 #53

Why should we care if Trump loses a few votes to her? nt pnwmom Feb 4 #4

I hope Dolt 45 soils himself after seeing it. nt Dulcinea Feb 4 #6

You hope he soils himself? Depend on it. GoneOffShore Feb 4 #28

I was more annoyed by the "no Black people will vote for President Biden" joke during mucifer Feb 4 #7

No surprise. Republicans own the media conglomerate. live love laugh Feb 4 #8

This orangecrush Feb 4 #14

I remember in 1999 markodochartaigh Feb 4 #18

Ya, crazy that everyone glommed on to "lockbox" like it Laura PourMeADrink Feb 4 #22

Yes. I recall SNL portraying Sen. Gore in a debate. John1956PA Feb 4 #33

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And so were Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. betsuni Feb 4 #31

I'm certainly not ticked about that. Gotta tick off trumpsters. Silent Type Feb 4 #9

Haley would be a formidable opponent in this year's election COL Mustard Feb 4 #10

I don't think the majority of women Sky Jewels Feb 4 #19

This woman certainly WON'T. Not EVER. calimary Feb 4 #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 4 #26

A Majority of White Women would. maxsolomon Feb 5 #66

I know, but that was before Dobbs. Sky Jewels Feb 5 #67

I'm related to several anti-choice white women. maxsolomon Feb 5 #68

Of course antii-choicers won't change. Sky Jewels Feb 5 #71

i am well aware of the anger surrounding Dobbs. i live with it. maxsolomon Feb 5 #72

Not all, obviously, but even a few point shift would make a difference Sky Jewels Feb 5 #73

Except if she did become the GOP nominee, tanyev Feb 4 #39

Sarah Palin appeared there and I don't remember this offended sensitive souls. question everything Feb 4 #11

They humiliated Palin to her face and she was too stupid to realize it. Earth-shine Feb 4 #17

The moose... DET Feb 4 #27

I don't remember Sarah Palin having refused to mention slavery as the cause of the Civil War highplainsdem Feb 4 #62

"There was immediate outrage on Twitter..." When is there not? Prairie Gates Feb 4 #12

Nikki Haley is not "ourselves." live love laugh Feb 4 #37

Prairie Gates never said Haley was included in "ourselves" KS Toronado Feb 4 #57

As a LGBT person Chi67 Feb 4 #50

My tin foil hat says its now official: yonder Feb 4 #13

I actually think this is plausible from the way things are looking right now. IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 4 #41

i laughed my ass off seeing that.... YoshidaYui Feb 4 #15

Fuck SNL orangecrush Feb 4 #16

Nikki Haley is completely aware that what she says Joe Nation Feb 4 #20

SNL is the equivalent of Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) live love laugh Feb 4 #35

It's comedy people KS Toronado Feb 4 #23

What reminds you of Al Franken exactly? live love laugh Feb 4 #38

This help? KS Toronado Feb 4 #43

Really? Franken removed reminds you of Haley on SNL? live love laugh Feb 4 #45

MJF2 KS Toronado Feb 4 #49

Anything that helps push slobby over the edge is OK by me. rubbersole Feb 4 #25

It was dumb and desperate, and in bad taste NEOBuckeye Feb 4 #30

I don't get it. dchill Feb 4 #32

Lorne is such a POS MistakenLamb Feb 4 #34

Oh, it doesn't make a bit of difference. betsuni Feb 4 #36

I just watched it on another site. It was funny! Vinca Feb 4 #40

Its comedy... Ferryboat Feb 4 #42

Well put. twodogsbarking Feb 4 #48

SNL is so bad anymore I didn't even realize it was Saturday last night. It doesn't doc03 Feb 4 #44

It was funny. People are getting too worked up over a threat or a perceived betrayal. JohnnyRingo Feb 4 #47

You can't condemn censorship and then recommend it. Go Johnny go. twodogsbarking Feb 4 #52

That good old element of surprise Zambero Feb 4 #51

How long will it take Donnie to demand equal time?!?!?! dutch777 Feb 4 #54

Where's the "backlash"? brooklynite Feb 4 #55

On Twitter. Dr. Strange Feb 5 #74

SNL needs a makeover. MadMike47 Feb 4 #56

i love kenan! there are 3 reasons i watch that show orleans Feb 4 #60

Bowen Yang is a treasure. tanyev Feb 4 #63

They had Trump in 2016 IronLionZion Feb 4 #58

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Next week the host is a guy who hosted a podcast with a white supremecist. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 4 #64

Haley crushed it. Qutzupalotl Feb 4 #65

Complaints on Twitter don't really add up to a "backlash". brooklynite Feb 5 #69

Lorne Michaels SLAMS Trump while responding to the SNL/Nikki Haley criticism 🔥 LetMyPeopleVote Feb 5 #70