Towards the end of the broadcast, former President Donald Trump’s election ad was broadcast on NBC. NASCAR’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway and NFL coverage of Sunday night’s Minnesota Vikings-Indianapolis Colts game.

The ad began with “A special message from Donald J. Trump.”

Trump was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat as he told viewers that the election of Vice President Kamala Harris would usher in a new “depression.” He also told viewers to get out and vote with just a few hours left before Election Day comes and goes.

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)

“We’re losing everything, including viability,” Trump said in the ad. “Given what’s happening, eventually we’re going to fall into a depression. We’ve never seen anything like this in at least the last 40 years.”

The Republican presidential candidate’s appearance appears to be linked to Harris’ surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” according to multiple reports.

Fox News Digital has reached out to NBC for comment.

The uproar over her appearance and whether Trump would spend time off some NBC broadcasts was the talk of the day Sunday.

NBC News He gave notice of equal duration Harris, who met with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late Sunday, announced that she was joining “SNL” after the network was accused of violating the long-standing rule.

The notice came after commissioner Brendan Carr, the FCC’s senior Republican, criticized NBC’s hosting decision. Harris in the last episode Despite the fact that SNL did not offer equal time to former President Trump or other candidates in the presidential cycle ahead of Election Day.

“This gives at least some semblance of leadership on NBC and SNL, and makes it clear that they want to weigh in on one candidate before the election. That’s exactly why we’ve had equal times for decades.” The rule in the book is to prevent this. Because remember, broadcasters have a special position of trust, they’re not like other people with a soapbox in the corner, they have a license from the federal government. “Operating in the public interest,” Carr told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview Sunday morning.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after speaking at a church service at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Highlighting the limited time slot of Trump and others, Carr told Fox News Digital later Sunday that the network’s “Harris is making SNL’s appearance free of charge of its facilities and airwaves under the federal Equal Time rule.” He confirmed that he saw it as “usage”. In this case, the network must accept the offer.

Harris took part in a 1 minute and 30 second sketch-comedy shoot. It’s unclear whether Trump will appear elsewhere on the network’s broadcasts by Election Day.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures after the Tucker Carlson Live Tour show at Desert Diamond Arena on Thursday (October 31) in Glendale, Ariz. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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The Federal Communications Commission’s equal time rule was established in 1934 and requires radio and television broadcast stations to provide equal time to competing political candidates. There are exceptions to the rule, such as news programs, documentaries and political debates.

Fox News’ Yael Halon contributed to this report.

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