Comic Dave Chappelle returned to “Saturday Night Live” to host for the fourth time simply two days earlier than President-elect Donald Trump retakes the oath of workplace, and he had a strong message for the nation’s forty seventh president.
Chappelle, who first hosted “SNL” after Trump’s election in 2016, gave a prolonged monologue to the Studio 8H crowd, the place he made jokes from the controversy over whether or not pets had been being eaten in Springfield, Ohio, to the allegations towards Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Nonetheless, the “Chappelle Show” creator ended his set with a message that was just a little extra critical.
“Here’s the thing, on Monday, Donald Trump is coming back. He’ll be the 47th president. He’s done it again,” Chappelle stated.
The humorist then famous that almost all American flags can be at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter, who died in December.
Whereas Chappelle stated he was “not qualified” to say whether or not Carter was a great or unhealthy president, he recalled when he and the previous president had been each visiting the Center East years in the past, after he left the “Chappelle Show.”
“While he (Carter) was in Israel, a book of his was released whose title was very controversial in Israel,” Chappelle recalled. “The title of the book was, ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.'”
Chappelle recalled the e-book was receiving criticism in Israel, and that Carter requested a visit to Palestine. The comic stated the Israeli authorities stated it will be too harmful, however the former president went anyway.
Chappelle recalled photos of Carter surrounded by Palestinians welcoming him as he visited with little safety.
“It brought tears to my eyes. I said, ‘I don’t know if that was a good president, but that right there is a great man,'” Chappelle recalled. “It made me feel very proud.”
“The presidency is no place for petty people,” Chappelle added. “So, Donald Trump, I know you watch the show… Man, remember, people, whether they voted for you or not, they are all counting on you. Whether they like you or not, they are all counting on you. The whole world is counting on you.”
“I mean this when I say this, good luck. Please, do better next time. Please, all of us, do better next time. Do not forget your humanity, and please have empathy for displaced people, whether they are in the Palisades or Palestine.”
