Latino Congressman Wants 'Saturday Night Live' to Drop Donald Trump as Host

At least one member in the House of Representatives does not want to watch Donald Trump host "Saturday Night Live."

Deadline reported that Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat, sent a letter to NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke and Brian Roberts, CEO of parent company Comcast, requesting them to drop plans to allow the real estate mogul to host the late-night show on Nov. 7, 2015.

Gutierrez said that Trump’s appearance would be a huge corporate blunder.

“Having Donald Trump as a guest on every news and entertainment program is one thing, but allowing him to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ is another. It is a level of endorsement that says to American that every hateful and racist thing Donald Trump has said since the moment he launched his campaign is acceptable and no big deal.” Gutierrez wrote.

The Wrap revealed that the congressman is also set to deliver a speech on Oct. 21, 2015 on the House Floor and plans to talk to colleagues of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus about a resolution to denounce NBC Universal and Comcast.

The letter also stated that Lorne Michaels and SNL are providing the Trump campaign 90 minutes of free network airtime. Gutierrez stated that he thinks that he speaks for many Americans, particularly Latino Americans and immigrants.

NBC previously severed its ties with Trump in July 2015, after the billionaire made controversial statements about Mexican immigrants. His comments were considered racist, so he was axed as host of the NBC show “Celebrity Apprentice.” Billboard revealed that Trump did not apologize for his past statements, where he described some Mexicans in the United States as rapists and criminals.

NBC Universal, SNL and Trump did not quickly comment on the issue. Later, Trump said that he had no reaction and continued that polls show how he is doing very well with Hispanics.

Based on the same Billboard report, Felix Sanchez, one of the letter’s signatories and chairman and co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, said that Trump’s presence on SNL will sanitize his racist remarks with humor.

The letter urged the production companies to disinvite Donald Trump. Derogatory statements such as those made by Trump regarding any group should disqualify a person from hosting shows on their network. Gutierrez asked NBCU and Comcast to send a message that racism is not funny and that responsibility to viewers and the public should be more important than TV ratings.

“Dump Trump,” the letter concluded.