Democratic candidate for US President Kamala Harris appeared on the well-known NBC comedy program “Saturday Night Live”. Harris received the support of the actress Maia Rudolph, who parodied her in the program, with whom she starred in the sketch that opened the program.
Kamala Harris paid an unannounced visit to New York on Saturday and appeared in the opening skit of the program, parodying the latest events in the election campaign, including the latest mishaps Donald Trump and the president Joe Biden. In the skit, actress Maya Rudolph, who plays Harris, meets the candidate from the other side of the looking glass.
– I'm here to remind you that you've got this. Because you can do what your opponent can't: open doors,” Harris said, referring to Trump tripping while trying to open a garbage truck door during a recent campaign event.
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Actress Maya Rudolph, who played the role of the candidate, said that the election of Harris would mean the end of drama for Americans and peaceful preparation for the holidays. – I have something to tell us. I will vote for us, the actress said at the end, holding the hand of the real Harris.
Harris' first appearance on “Saturday Night Live”
The NBC show is one of the oldest and longest-running comedy shows on American television. For Harris, it was her first appearance on “SNL” in her career.
Trump has appeared in it many times in the past, most recently as a presidential candidate in 2015 (as did Hillary Clinton). The former president later sharply criticized the program after becoming a constant butt of jokes as president.
The campaign is in its final stretch
In addition to her previously unannounced appearance on “SNL,” Harris spoke at rallies Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump made two appearances in North Carolina and in Salem, Virginia – a state generally considered safe for Harris.
During Saturday's speeches, Trump claimed that he would also win in Democratic-dominated New Jersey, and that he would even win in the Democratic stronghold of California “if only God came to Earth and counted the votes.” Trump also addressed his message to women, calling himself the “father of fertilization” (referring to in vitro fertilization) and referring to his controversial words at an earlier rally that he would “protect women, whether they want it or not.” – I think women love me, (…) because if they don't have me, they will have millions (of immigrants) flooding us and coming to the suburbs, he said.
Although the elections will take place on November 5, in practice voting in the US has been going on for two weeks in most states, and in the case of some states – such as Virginia – for over a month. According to data collected by NBC, more than 60 million voters had already voted by mail or in person by Friday.
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