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Tom Hanks should sue Avondale official over this lie

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A member of the Avondale City Council embraced her inner QAnon and accused Tom Hanks of pedophilia.

Then came the payoff.

Elon Musk reposted her accusation to his 218 million followers.

As my colleague EJ Montini observed, Hanks burrowed under the exceedingly thin skin of the MAGA Nation while reprising his 2016 role as “Doug the conservative voter” during the “Black Jeopardy” skit on Sunday’s “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special.

Dressed in a denim shirt and rocking a red MAGA hat, Hanks affected a southern accent and somewhat reluctantly shook the hand of game show host Kenan Thompson, who is Black.

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The MAGA crowd came unhinged … some more than others.

And in Arizona, Avondale Councilwoman Jeannette Garcia actually accused Hanks of engaging in sex with children — or at least fantasizing about it.

“Hey pedo .@Tom Hanks, Not all MAGA hat wearing patriots are white. In fact, most racism comes from the elite Democrats, you a** hole,”

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