Donald Trump said today that there were some sketches by the Saturday Night Live writing team that he thought were too risque, so he vetoed them.
According to TVNewser, Trump told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly in an interview that will air on The O’Reilly Factor tonight that he was worried that the sketches would hurt his standing in Iowa.
“There were a couple that were too risqué,” Trump said. “You know, the poll just came down, I’m leading in Iowa, I want to stay leading in Iowa.”
While the actual content of what airs Saturday night might not end up being offensive, Trump’s very presence on the show is offensive to many. Latino advocacy groups have reportedly offered $5,000 to anyone who heckles Trump during the episode.
It is a bit strange that SNL invited Trump to host an episode at all, since NBC cut ties with Trump after his controversial comments on Mexican immigrants over the summer and refused to air the Miss Universe pageants.
SNL airs Saturday at 11:45 p.m. Sia is the musical guest.