Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Thousands of people have called on Saturday Night Live executives to pull Donald Trump from next week's show. The Republican presidential candidate, who has made controversial comments about the Hispanic community, is scheduled to host the comedy sketch show on November 7, following in the footsteps of celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. But as the date approaches, SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBCUniversal Chief Executive Stephen Burke are being bombarded with online petitions and open letters, particularly from Latino groups, imploring them to reconsider. Progressive Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton, however, appeared on the show with little to no backlash earlier this month.Donald Trump is hosting SNL next week; Hillary appeared on it last monthLatino groups call on SNL and NBC executives to not give Trump a platformThey brand his comments about Hispanic people 'hateful speech'One open letter reminds NBC there has never been a Latina hostNBC and SNL declined Daily Mail Online's request for commentSee full coverage on Donald Trump at www.dailymail.co.uk/trump 
 Question:An _ spokesman declined to give DailyMail.com a comment on the matter.

NBCUniversal