NBC Refuses to Concede to Latinos’ Call to Dump Trump’s SNL Hosting Gig

*An array of Latino leaders from Luis Gutierrez to the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda have been applying constant and critical pressure on NBCUniversal to rescind its invitation to have Donald Trump host the Saturday Night Live program on November 7. But the pressure, if noticed, has gone unheeded. VL

By Selena Hill, Latin Post

In spite of mounting backlash from Latino advocacy groups, NBC is not backing down from its decision to allow 2016 presidential Republican Donald Trump to host “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 7.

Trump — who infamously called Mexican immigrants drug traffickers and rapists and advocated to deport all undocumented immigrants — is scheduled to host the NBC late night comedy show, however, Latino groups and officials have been protesting his hosting gig ever since it was first announced on Oct. 13.

Earlier this month, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda blasted “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBCUniversal Chief Executive Stephen Burke.

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