When Donald Trump hosted SNL, the former president's disdain for a tree-centric sketch led to a dramatic last-minute shuffle of the show's lineup.
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According to behind-the-scenes sources, Trump refused to participate in a sketch involving a tree, dismissing it as 'too silly' and demanding it be removed from the script.
Lorne Michaels, SNL's executive producer, was forced to scramble and hastily rearrange the week's sketches to accommodate Trump's tree-related tantrum, much to the frustration of the cast and crew.
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