Members of Latino organizations march from the Trump Tower to NBC studios during a rally against Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on November 7, 2015 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP
PHOTO: AFPWearing a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, the bombastic Trump stepped on stage to cheers and insisted in a nearly five-minute opening monologue that saw him flanked by two lookalikes: "I am a nice guy."
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"It's wonderful to be here. This is going to be something special," he said.
Trump, a billionaire real estate developer who has never held elected office, leads the polls for the Republican nomination for the 2016 race to the White House and will be hoping that his appearance on the show will cement his status as frontrunner.
PHOTO: AFPHe has also alleged that Mexico sends rapists and other criminals across the border.
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That stance saw Latino community leaders hold a rally Friday in Los Angeles calling on NBC Universal to drop Trump from "Saturday Night Live."
PHOTO: AFPAnd there were more protests Saturday in New York hours before the show was broadcast, with demonstrators marching to NBC's studio in Rockefeller Plaza.
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