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 During his opening monologue, Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel called
out producer Mark Burnett, the producer of reality series "The
Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice" which Donald Trump
hosted, saying "who is to blame for the Trump phenomenon? That
guy."
"If Donald Trump gets elected and he builds that wall, the first
person we are throwing over it is Mark Burnett," Kimmel said,
setting the political tone of the show 50 days before America
elects its next president.
Burnett, who later accepted the best reality series Emmy for
"The Voice," joked on stage that he had just received a call
from Clinton criticizing Kimmel for giving Trump "free publicity
on ABC."
"I'm sure Donald was thrilled with him, I'm sure he's emailing
Jimmy right now saying thanks for the free media," Burnett told
reporters backstage.
Trump, known for his rapid-fire responses on Twitter, had
nothing to say about the Emmys on Sunday night.
After winning best comedy actress for a fifth consecutive time
for HBO's "Veep," Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays flawed U.S.
president Selina Meyer on the show, said "I want to personally
apologize for the current political climate."
"I think that 'Veep' has torn down the wall between comedy and
politics; our show started out as a political satire but it now
feels like a sobering documentary," she said on stage.
"Master of None" star Aziz Ansari, who penned an essay in June
for the New York Times entitled "Why Trump Makes Me Scared for
My Family," quipped on stage, "I've decided I'm going with
Trump."
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"I'm recommending that we get rid of all Muslim and Mexican people
from the ceremony. This would be so much easier at the Oscars," the
Muslim Indian-American actor joked, hinting at the controversy over
the lack of diversity at film's Oscar awards.
"Mum, dad, you need to be escorted out immediately," he added.
Backstage, "Transparent" creator Jill Soloway, who won best
directing for a comedy series, criticized Trump for "other-izing
people."
"He blames Muslims and Mexicans for problems ... This is other-izing
with a capital O. He needs to be called out every chance we get for
being one of most dangerous monsters to ever approach our
lifetimes," Soloway said.
"Saturday Night Live" star Kate McKinnon won best supporting comedy
actress and thanked Clinton, one of the people she plays on the NBC
sketch series, and got a loud cheer from the crowd.
In response, Clinton tweeted "Congratulations on your Emmy, Kate!
Big fan of yours, too," with a photo of McKinnon in character as
Clinton.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Mary Milliken)
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