‘SNL’: Dave Chappelle Pleads With Trump to ‘Do Better This Time,’ Urges Empathy for Palestinians in Monologue

The comedian also tackled Trump, but before he got to the incoming president, he took a beat to memorialize Jimmy Carter with a story from when he quit “Chappelle’s Show” and went to the Middle East.

“While I was there, Jimmy Carter flew to Israel. So everybody in the region was talking about a former American president being in the Middle East. And while he was in Israel, a book of his was released, and the title was very controversial in Israel, the title of the book was ‘Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid.’ People were very mad in Israel. There was a lot of mean stories that came out in the paper, but some people were supportive. And while he was there, Jimmy Carter said, ‘I want to go to the Palestinian territory,’ and the Israeli government said ‘It’s too dangerous, and if you go, we cannot protect you.’ And man, Jimmy Carter went anyway. I will never forget the images of a former American president walking with little to no security, while thousands of Palestinians would cheer. When I saw that picture, it brought tears to my eyes. I said, I don’t know if that’s a good president, but that right there, I am sure, is a great man.”

Chappelle closed his monologue by directly addressing Trump – “because I know you watch the show,” he said.

“Presidency is no place for petty people,” he began. “So Donald Trump, remember whether people voted for you or not, they’re all counting on you. Whether they like you or not, they’re all counting on you. The whole world is counting on you. I mean this when I say this, good luck. Please do better next time. Please, all of us, do better next time. Do not forget your humanity and please have empathy for displaced people, whether they’re in the Palisades or Palestine.”