NBC has no shame. At a panel hosted by the Television Critics Association Wednesday, NBC Entertainment Chief Bob Greenblatt said he had no regrets about allowing Donald Trump to hostSaturday Night Live last year. As The Wraps Daniel Halloway first reported, Greenblatt was asked whether the episodes high ratings were worth the controversy Trumps appearance generated. I think it was, he said. At the end of the day, he was on the show for 11 minutes, and as I like to say, the Earth didnt fall off its axis. Trumps appearance on the network followed controversial remarks in which the Republican presidential candidate called Latino immigrants rapists and criminals. The statements initially led NBC to sever its ties with Trump, including a lucrative partnership with the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. Then the network invited the GOP presidential contender to appear on SNL, causing outrage among members of the Latino community and prompting the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to pen a letter asking NBC to reverse its decision. Greenblatt seems to think Trumps remarks about Hispanics, like his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the country, amount to little more than a political disagreement. Were not in business with him, but love it or not hes one of the most political figures of our time, and hes on our shows, Greenblatt said. I think that if we were in the business of never having any one guest on the network who had views that disagreed with our views, we would be out of business. Perhaps Greenblatts tone-deaf comments shouldnt be a surprise given the networks history on the issue. In a November meeting meant to assuage members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, NBC News President Deborah Turness enraged lawmakers by referring to undocumented immigrants as illegals, then pandering to those present by saying, Yo hablo espaol -- we love the Hispanic community. NBC declined to comment further on the matter Wednesday. .gmobile { width:100%; padding-top:20px; height:120px; border-top:1px solid #cccccc; } .image-wrap { margin-right:15px; float:left; } .image-wrap img { width:100px; height:100px; -webkit-border-radius: 50px; -moz-border-radius: 50px; } .bio-text { text-align:left; width:100%; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:15px; line-height:20px; padding-bottom:10px; } .twitter-bio { text-align: left; } .facebook-bio { text-align: left; } @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { .gmobile { height: 275px !important; } .image-wrap { width:100%; text-align:center; margin-bottom:30px; } .bio-text, .twitter-bio, .facebook-bio { text-align: center; } .facebook-bio { padding-left: 80px; } } Gabriel Arana is senior media editor at The Huffington Post. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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