Kamala Harris's Saturday Night Live appearance draws criticism on eve of US election

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on NBC television’s Saturday Night Live this weekend ahead of Tuesday’s general election, drawing strong reactions from a wide audience online.

In the skit, Kamala Harris appears as herself as the mirror-image double of actor Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show’s cold opening. 

In sync, the vice president and Maya Rudolph say supporters need to “Keep Kamala and carry-on-ala” - which became a motto repeated by a large audience online - and declared that they share each other’s “belief in the promise of America”.

While many on social media celebrated the skit and shared supportive messages about the positive image of the candidate, pro-Palestinian supporters felt differently. 

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