'SNL' Mocks Donald Trump Supporters With 'Racists for Trump' Campaign Ad

Remember how Republican Donald Trump stumbled over his disavowal of white supremacists?

Here’s how “Saturday Night Live” handled the political controversy over the endorsement from David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Talking with CNN’s Jake Tapper last Sunday, Trump initially claimed not to know anything about Duke or white supremacists in general, who have loudly declared their support for the reality TV star and real estate mogul’s campaign.

Trump later claimed he couldn’t hear the interviewer’s question because of a bad earpiece.

Check it out:

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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