In the face of much protesting, presidential hopeful Donald Trump hosted "Saturday Night Live" last night, engaging in a skit wherein he accepted a check from a cast member playing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

To protest Trump’s "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig, the group DeportRacism.com offered $5,000 to anyone who would disrupt the comedy show.

Rather than chance an unscripted occurrence on live TV, "SNL" elected to work a mock disturbance into the opening monologue. Former "SNL"-writer Larry David, who portrayed Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in the show’s cold opening, cried out “Trump’s a racist!” during the candidate's monologue.

The scripted accusation was swiftly turned into part of the show when David explained, “I heard if I yelled that, they’d give me $5,000.”

In full comedic mode, Trump countered, “As a businessman, I can fully respect that.”

The show acknowledged that there were demonstrators holding up “Dump Trump” signs outside the studio, and several times, most noticeably in the news segment, the players drew attention to the awkward situation of having such a divisive yet obviously popular candidate hosting their show.

Having Trump, who was fired from his NBC show “The Apprentice” earlier this year, host SNL has been seen by many in the Latino community as a slap in the face.

John Leguizamo, the Colombia-born actor who has been in such hit films as “Moulin Rouge!” and “Kick-Ass 2,” recently said he was so upset by "SNL’s" decision to let Trump host that he will not watch the show again.

According to Yahoo, he said if Trump "had said those things about any other ethnic group, he would not be on 'SNL.'"

"I find it hurtful and insulting, and you’re celebrating someone who has said some horrible things,” remarked the 51-year-old actor, adding, “I just find it unacceptable."