If you’re looking for the now-infamous 4-second video showing Donald Trump calling GOP rival Ben Carson a loser, sorry. It’s gone.
The video, which was embedded in many news sites Wednesday, depicted Trump next to cast member Cecily Strong, with the presidential candidate declaring: “Let me just say this. Ben Carson is a complete and total loser!”
FCC rules on equal time for non-news appearances may be at play.
The Daily Beast reported: “As of 4:15 p.m. ET, NBC removed the ad spot from its official YouTube page. The Daily Beast has reached out for comment on why it was taken down.”
In another clip, Strong and Sasheer Zamata lament the lack of real men on the “SNL” set.
Then Trump shows up, wearing Elvis Presley-style sunglasses.
“The Daily Beast has reached out for comment on why it was taken down.” https://t.co/YjrAF0oeZS
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) November 4, 2015
Donald Trump: If Ben Carson hosted ‘SNL’ nobody would watch https://t.co/BW07wCSdfm
— Reddit Politics (@Politics_Reddit) November 4, 2015
For now, Carson “joke” still in teaser reel on @YouTube: https://t.co/NOe1qOzIIa #GOP2016 https://t.co/oFjsb4q8iL
— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) November 4, 2015