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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered in New Jersey but was felt hundreds of miles away, as well as Donald Trump‘s latest unsubstantiated allegation about President Joe Biden.
Colin Jost began: “Well yesterday, everyone in NewYork pretended they felt anearthquake.Just admit it, you thought itwas wind.”
“This earthquake was actually thebest possible disaster,” Jost continued.“It was kind of like the time Isaw my dad in the shower.It was a little scary, there wasno permanent damage, but I’mgoing to remember it for therest of my life.”
Jost then turned to Trump, who has challenged Biden to a debate.
“At a campaign rally, formerPresident Trump said he woulddebate President Biden any time,any place.And then he pointed to an emptypodium on the stage,” Jost said. “Now, Trump and Biden are bothpolling 80 points behind thepodium.”
Jost also addressed how Trump suggested that Biden was on cocaine during his State of the Union address last month–the same speech where Biden’s performance was widely seen as refuting right-wing criticisms of the president as lacking stamina.
Trump, Jost said, was “saying[Biden] was all jacked up at thebeginning.By the end, he was fading fast.”
“Huh.It almost sounds like DonaldTrump knows exactly what itfeels like to be on cocaine.You know, like at the beginning,you’ve got a lot of energy,” he said before playing a clip of Trump making awkward-looking arm movements during “YMCA.”
“But then, by the end, you’refading fast,” Jost added, showing a clip of Trump seeming lethargic and fumbling over his words.
Michael Che stayed on Trump by referencing his stated desire to have election day be “Christian visibility day.”
“Wait. I thought that was Ash Wednesday?” he joked.
