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Wanda Sykes Hammers Facebook for Taking Trump Back<!-- wp:html --><p>Comedy Central</p> <p>Comedian Wanda Sykes opened her final episode as <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/wanda-sykes-mocks-trumps-eulogy-for-diamond-of-diamond-and-silk-on-daily-show">guest-host of <em>The Daily Show</em></a> Thursday night with the “big political news” that Facebook and Instagram are <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/meta-to-reinstate-trump-on-facebook-and-instagram">set to welcome Donald Trump back on their social media platforms</a> after a two-year ban following the January 6th insurrection in 2021.</p> <p>As the live audience booed their disapproval, Sykes said, “I mean, allowing Trump back on Facebook is crazy. You’re just asking for trouble! It’s like letting Hannibal Lecter babysit your most delicious child.”</p> <p>In a statement announcing the move, Facebook’s parent company Meta declared that the “public should be able to hear what politicians are saying.” But Sykes had other ideas about what drove the controversial decision.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/wanda-sykes-hammers-facebook-on-daily-show-for-taking-trump-back?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Comedian Wanda Sykes opened her final episode as guest-host of The Daily Show Thursday night with the “big political news” that Facebook and Instagram are set to welcome Donald Trump back on their social media platforms after a two-year ban following the January 6th insurrection in 2021.

As the live audience booed their disapproval, Sykes said, “I mean, allowing Trump back on Facebook is crazy. You’re just asking for trouble! It’s like letting Hannibal Lecter babysit your most delicious child.”

In a statement announcing the move, Facebook’s parent company Meta declared that the “public should be able to hear what politicians are saying.” But Sykes had other ideas about what drove the controversial decision.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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