In a surprising turn of events, Joy Behar is agreeing with the MAGA fanbase about one particular Saturday Night Live sketch that painted supporters of President Donald Trump as racists.
On this morning’s episode of The View, the ladies discussed the “Black Jeopardy” sketch that aired during SNL’s 50th anniversary special on Sunday night (Feb. 16). In the sketch, actor Tom Hanks appeared as a MAGA supporter who was reluctant to shake host Kenan Thompson‘s hand, prompting backlash from Trump supporters, including SNL alum Victoria Jackson, who called the sketch “stupid.”
While Behar is usually quick to blast Trump and his followers, she actually agreed with them this time.
“The fact remains that they’re making anyone who voted for Trump look like a racist,” she said. “And that’s why they’re mad.”
“I personally would never do that because I don’t believe that any group is one thing,” Behar continued. “A lot of these people, in my opinion, have been misled. They thought that grocery prices would come down. They’re up. They thought inflation was coming down. It’s up. They thought Medicaid was safe. It’s not. They thought social security was safe. It’s not.”
The comedian added that it was “not only racism that caused Trump to be in office” for a second term.
“We have to remember that. So, of course they’re going to be insulted,” she said. “We were insulted by Bill O’Reilly when he had a broad stroke on Muslims in the same way. It’s the same thing. If they can do it to them, they can do it to us.”
Sunny Hostin, on the other hand, reminded Behar and other viewers that Hanks’ character was first introduced during a 2016 sketch, which became the “most popular installment of ‘Black Jeopardy.’”
“I think it’s a very subversive sketch, in fact,” Hostin said. “It’s about Black culture being American culture. So when you have the regular Jeopardy, it’s basically the white Jeopardy. That already exists because I’ve been on it and lost.”
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.
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