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Trump compared to Hitler at Emmy Awards
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THE race for the White House took center stage at the Emmy Awards with plenty of jabs at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who was compared to Adolf Hitler, and a star’s greeting to Hillary Clinton.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won her fifth consecutive statuette for her role as president in HBO’s “Veep,” set the tone for the Sunday evening by jokingly apologizing for “the current political climate.”
“I think that ‘Veep’ has torn down the wall between comedy and politics,” she said as she accepted her award. “Our show started out as a political satire, but now it seems like a documentary.
Host Jimmy Kimmel also pulled no punches, at one point referring to Trump’s wife Melania as “Malaria.”
“If it wasn’t for television, would Donald Trump be running for president?” Kimmel said. “No. He would be at home quietly rubbing up against his wife Malaria while she pretends to be asleep.”
Kimmel later fake-blamed uber-producer Mark Burnett — who brought Trump’s “The Apprentice” to the small screen — for the billionaire’s political rise.
“Thanks to Mark, we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore, because we’re living in one,” the late night host quipped.
But perhaps the strongest denunciation of Trump came from “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, who likened the bombastic tycoon to Hitler.
“He is a complete dangerous monster and any time I can call out Trump for being an inheritor to Hitler, I will,” Soloway told reporters backstage after accepting her award.
He calls women pigs if they don’t look like beauty pageant contestants, he blames Muslims and Mexicans for our problems, he makes fun of disabled people,” she said.
“Veep” producer David Mandel also blasted Trump, saying that if he dared use similar rhetoric as that of the divisive candidate on the HBO comedy, he would be fired.
“I find the level of discourse in this campaign to be horrific,” he said. “It’s been a crazy year of politics.”
Emmy-winning comedian and writer Aziz Ansari took a more humorous line, saying he wanted everyone to know that “after careful consideration, I decided I am going with Trump, which is why I am saying we should get rid of all Hispanic and Muslim actors.”
The politically charged show also featured a surprise cameo from ex-presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, who appeared as a limo driver in a pre-taped sketch segment, asking Kimmel what it’s like to be nominated — a self-effacing nod to his failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination, which was eventually won by Trump.
Comedian John Oliver, who won an Emmy for outstanding variety series for “Last Week Tonight,” promoted humor in the current political climate as much needed. “Sometimes it can be a soothing balm on an open sore,” he said.
On the other end of the political spectrum, “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon, who plays Clinton on the show, won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy, and thanked the Democrat in her acceptance speech.
Clinton tweeted back: “Congratulations on your Emmy, Kate. Big fan of yours, too” — with a photograph of McKinnon portraying her.
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