Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is scheduled to host “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 7, NBC announced Tuesday.
Sia is scheduled as the musical guest that night, according to the announcement. Trump last hosted the NBC show in April 2004.
The real estate mogul’s relationship with the network has been a roller coaster since announcing his candidacy.
Trump was the permanent host of the NBC shows “The Apprentice” and “The Celebrity Apprentice.” He also co-owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants with NBC Universal. But NBC cut its ties with the candidate this summer after he described Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and drug runners during his campaign announcement speech.
An NBC executive later said Trump could “absolutely not” return to hosting the “Apprentice” shows, and action star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was chosen as his replacement. The company and Trump also later resolved their dispute over the beauty pageants with Trump buying NBC’s share. Trump quickly turned around and sold the pageants to someone else.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton recently appeared on the season opener of “Saturday Night Live,” but she did not host the show.
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Jeez, Chris Christie could get in one of those pores (use one of Melania’s toners, Donald)…But, RE SNL, isn’t this what Donald’s been angling for all along?
There are some top level people at SNL who have been making some bad choices for quite some time, but this one takes the cake.
This sucks. People should be making a concerted effort to make this shit stain go away, not promote his idiocy more.
Not if it garners SNL great ratings, helps Trump win the nomination, and he goes on to get trampled in the general by a Democrat. If that’s how it shakes out, this may be one of SNL’s best decisions to date.
he is after all , an entertainer…