Comedian Dave Chappelle took aim at President-elect Donald Trump during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue on Saturday, wishing the new president the best of luck and urging him to “do better next time.”
“The presidency is not a place for petty people. Donald Trump, I know you’re watching the show. Man, remember, whether people voted for you or not, they’re counting on you. Like it or not, they’re counting on you,” Chappelle said.
Trump will be officially inaugurated on Monday, January 20.
“I mean it when I say this: Good luck. Please do better next time. Please, all of us, do better next time. Please don’t forget your humanity and please have empathy for displaced people, whether they are in the Palisades or Palestine, thank you much to you!” the comedian continued.
Host Dave Chappelle during SNL promos on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. ((Photo: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images))
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Chappelle also paid tribute to Jimmy Carter in a monologue, recalling the story of Carter visiting Israel and walking through Palestinian territory with very little security.
The comedian said he “will never forget the images of the former US president walking with little or no security as thousands of Palestinians cheer him on.”
Chappelle previously hosted the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” after Trump’s 2016 victory.
He said then: “I will give him a chance, and we, historically disenfranchised, ask that he also give it to us”.
President-elect Donald Trump will be officially inaugurated on Monday, January 20. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Chappelle hosted SNL again, hours after Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential race was officially announced.
“Now Trump is gone,” Chappelle said at the time, before joking about Trump’s response to the coronavirus, saying that when he heard the president refer to him as “Kung-flu,” he said to himself, “You racist, hilarious piece of shit.” —-,” adding, “I should say it, not you, it’s not right when you say it.”
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Brie Stimson of Fox News contributed to this report.
