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Actors Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart warned Americans not to give "too much credit" to President Donald Trump in the definition of the country, saying that racial and class divisions existed long before him or that Russia mingle with the 2016 election.
Chappelle, who had said earlier this month that he thought Trump's rhetoric had become "disgusting," told Christiane Amanpour, of CNN International, that it was "very difficult to watch the last two years of this administration at the head of the country. The comedian defended his 2016 monologue "Saturday Night Live" on giving Trump "a chance" just days after the election, noting with Stewart that his optimism that Trump is a good leader 39 is faded.
Chappelle also contested the fact that people claim that America's vast problems, including racial and class inequality, began with Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election.
"Even when they say that Russia has influenced the elections," Chappelle told Amanpour in an interview published Tuesday afternoon. "It's a bit like if Russia makes us racist? It's who does it? Oh, my God, thank you kindness – I thought it was us."
When Amanpour asked him if "The Trump era" had been great for comic content, Chappelle replied, "I would not even name that time after him." He gets too much credit.
"Yes [Russia] killed the country that way, so we are the weapon of crime, "Chappelle joked.[Trump]do not wave, he's surfing it. "
Chappelle defended his 2016 SNL monologue, which was to give Trump the opportunity to prove himself, and called it "good thing at the right time". He noted that black Americans have seen many elections with mixed feelings and "to some extent, people have reacted excessively." But according to Chappelle, many people have seen in "The Street Attack" the only real alternative to give Trump a chance in the weeks following his election, according to CNN.
"Is he doing a good job? Am I happy about what he's doing?" Chappelle asked rhetorically. "No, it's been very hard to watch in the last two years."
Alongside Chappelle, the former animator of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart, agreed "that there was a part of me" who hoped Trump's ascendancy over the White House would Would lead to evolving beyond the controversial candidate he had presided over at his election.
"Oddly enough, it has transformed the White House, and the White House has not been able to transform it."
The interview of Chappelle and Stewart with Amanpour will be broadcast on CNN International at 2pm. HE and on PBS at 11 pm ET Tuesday.
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