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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump‘s second inauguration, his dozens of controversial executive orders, and the salute by Elon Musk that has neo-Nazis and white nationalists overjoyed.
Co-anchor Colin Jost noted that during his oath, Trump was seen not placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible.
“Well, he tried to,” Jost said, “but the Bible screamed.”
“During his address, PresidentTrump said he was changing thename of the Gulf of Mexico tothe Gulf of America,” Jost went on. “And, like you, Hillary Clintoncould be seen in the backgroundlaughing while he said it, while Kamala could be seensilently begging her edible tokick in.”
Michael Che then addressed Trump’s pardoning and commutations of about 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters–among them Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who had been convicted of seditious conspiracy and was serving an 18-year sentence.
“And ladies, just like his eyes,he’s single!” Che said of Rhodes, who wears an eye patch.
“President Trump defended his pardon of the January 6attackers, saying that these arejust people that love theircountry,” Che continued. “You know, like how O.J. loved Nicole.”
Jost addressed another of Trump’s executive actions: directing the federal government to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
“Worse,” Jost joked, “the order began, ‘Listenup, gaywads.’”
Che also weighed in on Musk’s straight-arm salute, which many are interpreting as a “Sieg Heil.”
“Elon Musk was criticized for his speech at a rally after theinauguration in which he appearsto give the Nazi salute.But come on, Elon Musk is not aNazi,” Che said of the man behind the Tesla Cybertruck. “The Nazis made nice cars.”
Jost followed that up by commenting on the White House posting photos on social media of migrants boarding military planes to be deported.
“And Trump said the deportationswon’t stop until a white kidwins the Spelling Bee,” Jost joked.
