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Harris's 'SNL' appearance draws 70 FCC complaints: 'That was a cheap shot by NBC'

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Vice President Harris's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") just days ahead of the presidential election drew 70 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complaints from across the country.

The vast majority of the objections lodged at the FCC included complaints that Harris's "SNL" cameo violated the agency's "equal time" rule, according to records obtained by The Hill on Wednesday as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.

Harris made her debut on NBC's long-running sketch comedy show in early November, just three days before Election Day. The then-Democratic presidential nominee appeared alongside Maya Rudolph, who has long impersonated Harris on the late-night program.

“I’m just here to remind you, you got this, because you can do something your opponent can’t do — you can open doors,” Harris told Rudolph, in a knock at her opponent in the White House race, former President Trump.

Shortly after the "SNL" cold open featuring Harris, Brendan Carr, a senior Republican FCC commissioner appointed by Trump, claimed that the appearance was a "clear and blatant effort to evade the........

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