Right-leaning media is experiencing a meltdown over a recent “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) sketch that pokes fun at the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Just months ago, many of these same outlets were criticizing liberals for being too sensitive. The irony has not gone unnoticed.
The SNL sketch in question features Tom Hanks playing a mock Donald Trump and mocking the MAGA movement’s extremist views. The response from right-wing media has been swift and intense, with some calling for a boycott of the show and others accusing the writers of censorship.
CNN’s NewsNight panel discussed the outrage on Monday, with analyst explaining that the backlash may be due to the fact that right-wing media is often accused of being overly sensitive to criticism. The panel also touched on the hypocrisy of right-wing media outlets criticizing liberals for being too sensitive while now claiming to be victims themselves.
The incident highlights the growing divide between left and right in the US media landscape, with many right-wing outlets struggling to come to terms with their own biases and double standards.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/18/business/video/snl-tom-hanks-maga-media-reaction-digvid