GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is hosting Saturday Night Live, and some Latino groups attempted to cause a ruckus in front of the NBC Studios before the event. However, the Associated Press reports only dozens attended the protest.
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#Trump is the Devil is the message in this poster @nbcsnl your ratings are hotter than hell. Live at #trumpProtest pic.twitter.com/0FY7LoFGVd
— HillaryPins 2016 (@hillarypins2016) November 8, 2015
#NYC: Anti-#Trump protesters chanting outside NBC studios where @realDonaldTrump is hosting #SNL! #SNLDumpTrump pic.twitter.com/ZYI93aOkMa
— Ash J (@AshAgony) November 7, 2015
Some on social media contradict the AP’s report, but video and pictures show otherwise.
Anti Trump protestors at Rock Center calling for Trump to be taken off SNL #SNLDumpTrump pic.twitter.com/WUkhSjfgrQ
— . (@paulmoakley) November 8, 2015
#BastaTrump protest at Trump Tower rallying to march to 30 Rock #SNLDumpTrump pic.twitter.com/LKwWBhlhO3
— obedient worker (@lmazzeiphotos) November 7, 2015
#SNLDumpTrump now at NBC studios in #NY against Donald Trump https://t.co/bIJRwP5qkE pic.twitter.com/uTpW41P9a2
— Cival War Musketeer (@StopMotionsolo) November 7, 2015
100+ protest the ignorance of @realDonaldTrump & @nbcsnl we refuse to be subjected to stereotypes that are not true. pic.twitter.com/DxDdMJHaHD
— CUNY DREAMers (@CUNYDREAMers) November 7, 2015
In fact, there were plenty of pro-Trump and pro-free speech protestors on hand to show their support for NBC.
About a dozen pro-Trump people here. Interestingly, they are refusing to do interviews for the most part pic.twitter.com/pCjVjjLJSh
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) November 8, 2015
#NYC: Pro-#Trump protesters across the street from the anti-Trump protesters. #SNLDumpTrump #SNL pic.twitter.com/7vkBkvQGfI
— Ash J (@AshAgony) November 8, 2015
As The Right Scoop points out, with only 200 people tops, these organizations somehow collected over 500,000 petitions against Trump. NBC News reported the number could be not be confirmed.
We were there. 500K petitions for #DumpTrumpOnSNL to @nbcsnl #SNLFail pic.twitter.com/els3Vq22Qb
— HillaryPins 2016 (@hillarypins2016) November 8, 2015
NBC has not addressed the controversy or the concerns of these groups.
The Deport Racism PAC even offered $5,000 to anyone who screams racist during the live broadcast.
“We’re hoping that somebody in the audience stands up and calls him [Trump] a racist,” explained organizer Luke Montgomery.
Trump dismissed all the protests and concerns leading up to his hosting gig. He said the protests will only give his gig more publicity.
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