‘Donald Trump is the Chris Brown of politics’: Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, racism in SNL monologue

AZIZ Ansari tackled Trump and racism in his Saturday Night Live monologue, saying: “Donald Trump is basically the Chris Brown of politics”.

AZIZ Ansari tackled race and racism in his Saturday Night Live opening monologue, telling audiences, “Donald Trump is basically the Chris Brown of politics”.

The Parks and Recreation star is the first person of South Asian descent to host the iconic sketch show, and one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, he took the opportunity to hit hard.

“Pretty cool to know, though, he’s probably at home right now watching a brown guy make fun of him though, right?” Ansari joked about the newly sworn-in president. “Don’t tweet about me being lame.”

The comedian takes aim at Trump a day after the president was sworn in.

He then turned to Trump supporters, saying not all of them are racist before comparing them to fans of singer Chris Brown. Brown was convicted of assault and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend, Rihanna in 2009.

“I’m sure there’s a lot of people [who] voted for Trump the same way a lot of people listen to the music of Chris Brown, where it’s like, ‘Hey, man! I’m just here for the tunes. I’m just here for the tunes! I don’t know about that other stuff. I just like the dancing and the music. I don’t condone the extracurriculars’,” he riffed.

“If you think about it, Donald Trump is basically the Chris Brown of politics. And ‘Make America Great Again’ is his ‘These hoes ain’t loyal’,” he said, referring to Brown’s 2014 song Loyal.