âS.N.L.â Imagines a Victory Lap After Trumpâs Acquittal
The opening sketch on âSaturday Night Liveâ presented satirical remarks from Republican allies like Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell.
Regina King (with Kenan Thompson) hosted âSaturday Night Liveâ this week.Credit...NBC
Feb. 14, 2021
Within hours of the Senateâs vote to acquit former President Donald J. Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, âSaturday Night Liveâ was imagining how some of Trumpâs Republican allies in the Senate might be celebrating in a parody episode of âTucker Carlson Tonight.â
Alex Moffat played that Fox News host, who compared himself to a human White Claw and started his broadcast with what he called âa loose collection of scaremongering non sequiturs.â Among them, âIs AOC hiding in your house right now?â and âPixar: Is it making our kids depressed or gay? Pick one.â