Kamala Harris campaign plane redirected to NYC for surprise Saturday Night Live cameo
Vice President Kamala Harris added a previously unannounced stop in New York City to her schedule for a surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live.
With just three days to go before the election, she can be seen on NBC’s popular late-night show.
Harris will likely face SNL veteran cast member Maya Rudolph, who was cast specifically to play the vice president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
Earlier this week, Harris failed to close an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan.
He interviewed Donald Trump just over a week ago and racked up ratings of more than 17 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours.
SNL gets fewer than five million views per episode, so her appearance tonight will reach significantly fewer Americans than a Rogan sit-down would have.
Rogan confirmed that Harris declined to appear on his podcast due to scheduling conflicts and a clash over how long the interview would last.
Campaign advisers returned mid-flight to inform the press that she would be stopping in New York
The podcast host opened up about why the “very difficult” VP had failed to appear on his hit show with 14 million subscribers and 18 million YouTube followers.
Last month, Saturday Night Live fans were up in arms over a skit that they said was intended to save Kamala Harris’ face following her “disastrous” interview with Bret Baier of Fox News.
The sketch saw a recently exonerated Alec Baldwin take on the role of Baier in a surprise appearance.
The cold opening included several instances in which Baldwin’s Baier interrupted Rudolph and portrayed the questions of personality as combative.
However, several onlookers online remained unconvinced, claiming that the display was a lame attempt to elicit a more favorable verdict from the court of public opinion.
Saturday Night Live fans are up in arms over a skit that allegedly tried to save Kamala Harris’ face
“Well, Kamala is sinking in the polls, so a desperate @nbcsnl pulled out his big ‘guns,’” wrote one such user on X.
“Yes, that was @AlecBaldwin playing the Fox News journalist! Too early?’ they then asked, referring to the regular host’s recently concluded manslaughter case.
Earlier Saturday, Harris’ campaign advisers returned mid-flight after her meeting in North Carolina to inform the press that she would be stopping in New York on her way to Detroit, Michgian.
Aides did not initially respond directly to questions about what she would be doing in New York, and did not answer when the pool presented a plausible option.
Harris still plans to head to Detroit after the surprising SNL diversion, where she has a morning meeting on Sunday.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are spending their final weekend on the campaign trail, with just three days left before what could be one of the closest elections in history.
More than 70 million Americans have already cast their votes, but the candidates are still trying to convince the eventual critical voters who could carry them to victory.
Harris will likely face SNL veteran cast member Maya Rudolph, who was cast specifically to play the vice president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race
DailyMail.com’s polling partners JL Partners show Harris has the momentum to get into the sprint before November 5, with the race trending towards tossup territory.
Both held rallies earlier Saturday in the critical swing state of North Carolina, where polls have left the race deadlocked.
Trump also took the stage in Virginia, where he is trailing in the polls.
He has another meeting tonight in Greensboro, North Carolina.