An iconic comedian snapped at CNN recently, saying he understands why Donald Trump gets mad at them.
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Comedian Dave Chappelle appeared on CNN for the network's 250th celebration in New York City's Times Square. He spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen during the occasion. That's when Cohen asked Chappelle why he was proud of being an American and his thoughts on the country.
"Boy, that's a loaded question," Chappelle said. "Now I see why Trump gets mad at y'all all the time. Why would you ask me that?"
After snapping at the CNN hosts, Chappelle did answer the question in earnest. He said that he is proud of America's people if not it's government. "I don't agree with everything that our government does, but the one thing that I've really consistently believed in that I love about being an American is my countrymen," Chappelle said.
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"If I'm overseas or around the world, anytime I see an American over there, we just give each other the Fight Club look, because we live in a madness that only we really understand what it's all about," he said.
For that reason, Chappelle remains optimistic about the country.
"And I have faith in my countrymen, no matter how crazy all of this will make it feel that the sun will rise and that I feel like I'm part of a very incredible community," Chappelle said. "So God bless my countrymen and let us make this country absolutely great."
Chappelle also took a moment on the CNN program to address Trump himself.
"Hey, give me a beer, would you?" Chappelle said. "And Mr. Trump, please leave those Haitians in Springfield alone. We love them. We love the Haitians."
The comedian also talked about having comedy shows during COVID-19.
"What it is, is my neighbor's cornfield was not in use," Chappelle said. "Every great production person in the state of Ohio was out of work. So we all got together and we just started throwing shows."
"We could have got shut down any minute, but shout out to the governor, DeWine," Chappelle also said. "He gave us an opportunity to do these shows."
