Al Sharpton Scores Photo-Ops with Palin, Trump on SNL40 Red Carpet

MSNBC’s Al Sharpton was having fun on the red carpet for SNL’s 40th anniversary special tonight, finding his biggest nemeses and posing for photos with them.

Look, there he is with Sarah Palin:

On the red carpet with Sarah Palin at the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live #SNL40 pic.twitter.com/dzYD4gdRwD

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2015

And Donald Trump, because, why not?

With Donald Trump at the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary #SNL40 pic.twitter.com/chy8zVHjhC

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2015

He later added:

I saw Sarah Palin on the red carpet and we talked to Xtra together. I urged her to run in 2016 and help the Democrats out.

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2015

Ii saw Trump and O'Reilly at the SNL Anniversary and spoke to them. I love to treat my attackers with candor and a smile. They want u bitter

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2015

As Alec Baldwin said earlier in the night, “If only Lorne Michaels could produce the Congress, maybe we’d have more fun and we would get more done.”

[Photo via screengrab]

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