Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) Saturday night may have violated an election rule.
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“This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s equal time rule,” responded Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr.
“The aim of this regulation is to avoid exactly such biased and partisan behavior, that is to say a broadcasting company which uses the public airwaves to exert its influence for a candidate on the eve of an election”, a continued the commissioner of the federal agency.
Under FCC rules, a broadcast company, whether TV or radio, must offer comparable airtime to candidates opposing each other in an election.
A sketch with Maya Rudolph
In the episode broadcast Saturday, Kamala Harris appeared alongside comedian and actress Maya Rudolph, who has been impersonating the politician on the popular sketch show since the start of the season.
During the evening, Donald Trump was also imitated. The Republican, however, was not on the set.
Faced with criticism, NBC allowed Donald Trump to speak directly to viewers during the broadcast of a NASCAR race on Sunday.
Last September, the executive producer of the show SNL, Lorne Michaels, told the media Hollywood Reporter that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would not make any appearances on the show before the election.
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