Black pastor condemns SNL sketch on black Trump supporters: ‘Racist commentary disguised as humor’

Mary Margaret Olohan, DCNF

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Guests listen to U.S. President Donald Trump during a Black History Month reception in the East Room of the White House February 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump recalled many famous African American leaders, celebrities and athletes and also highlighted economic progress made by black people during his administration. — (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A black pastor condemned a Saturday Night Live comedian’s sketch about President Donald Trump and black leaders as “racist commentary disguised as humor.”

Pastor Marc Little spoke out after SNL comedian Chris Redd mocked a group of black leaders who visited the White House Feb. 27 and prayed over Trump.

African American supporters in the Cabinet Room gather around Pres Trump to pray with and for him. pic.twitter.com/pJZMi727BW

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 27, 2020

The group included former TPUSA activist Candace Owens, former presidential candidate Herman Cain, video bloggers and Trump supporters Diamond & Silk, Pastor Darrell Scott, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and more.

“Look at these White House negroes,” Redd said. “Who are you all praying to? The ghost of blackface past?”

Redd also said that “Trump has got his eyes open during a prayer like he’s trying to remember which pocket he put his wallet in,” and added, “He’s sitting there looking like the basketball from ‘Space Jam,’ just sucking all the blackness out of them. Does this look like black history to you?”

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Little responded to Redd’s comments in a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“Chris Redd and Saturday Night Live don’t get to determine who is black,” Little said. “There’s nothing funny about a racist commentary disguised as humor.”

“Pastors like me stand in front of millions of black Americans every Sunday,” the pastor added. “We work with families who share the same concerns as any other American: what schools our children attend and how much we pay for our gas and groceries.”

“We stand for Christ over color,” Little said. “We stand against bigoted liberals who believe it’s wrong for others to pray for the President of the United States. They will not dictate who is deserving of prayer. God has already defined that.”

Little emphasized that black conservatives will not be bullied by “liberal elites.”

“President Trump’s policies are changing the lives of black Americans in historic ways,” he said. “Progressive policies have failed the black community, so liberal elites’ only response is unfiltered racism.”

SNL did not yet respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.

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