Dave Chappelle: “I Fucked Up” by Saying “Give Trump a Chance” on “SNL”

The Saturday after Trump won the U.S. election, Dave Chappelle opened “Saturday Night Live” with a monologue criticizing the “internet troll” president-elect. But he stopped short of despondency. “I’m wishing Donald Trump luck,” he said. “And I’m going to give him a chance. And we the historically disenfranchised demand that he gives us one too.” During his set at New York’s Robin Hood gala last night, Chappelle backpedalled on his cautious optimism. “I was the first guy on TV to say ‘Give Trump a chance,’” Chappelle said, according to attendees including MSNBC’s Willie Geist. “I f***ed up. Sorry.” Watch a separate clip from the set, in which Chappelle discusses Trump’s time in office, below.

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