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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the murder of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City this week, as well as all the controversy surrounding president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.
The assassin of Brian Thompson hasn’t been caught, with law enforcement believing the suspect was able to flee the crime scene on a bike, and then the city via bus.
“New York City officials sent atough message on crime,” co-host Colin Jost began. “You shoot somebody in the middleof the street, you better get onyour bike, hop on a bus, and getthe heck out of here, mister.”
Jost then referenced how Thompson’s death has spurred many to call out unfair health insurance industry practices–and to comment on the looks of the killer.
“It really says somethingabout America that a guy wasmurdered in cold blood and thetwo main reactions were, ‘Yeah,well health care stinks,” and also, ‘Girl, that shooterhot.’”
“It’s also so crazy that theshooting happened three blocksfrom here in broad daylight, andthe guy just bicycles away, probably because they have everycop in the city guarding ourChristmas tree,” Jost continued, referencing the tree recently put up in Rockefeller Center.
“NYPD now believes the suspectleft the city on a bus from PortAuthority.Thanks,” Jost joked, “but a Port Authoritypassenger who looks like amurderer actually widens thesearch.”
As for Hegseth, whose nomination has been rocky ever since day one, co-anchor Michael Che mentioned how his mother once scolded him for how he “belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego.”
Che added: “To which Pete Hegseth responded,‘Bitch, shut up!’”
Hegseth, who has been accused ofexcessive drinking at work, saidthat if he is confirmed asdefense secretary, he won’t drink.
“But if he isn’t confirmed,” Che joked, “lookout!”
