Saturday Night Live responds to Donald Trump s acquittal
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It was only about an hour after the Senate failed to impeach former president Donald Trump that NBC’s late-night sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” was back on the air, delivering its third show of the new year. Never one to miss a chance to weigh in on the political hot topic of the day, its cold open sketch responded to the impeachment trial via interviews on their version of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Carlson, in this case, was played by “SNL” cast member Alex Moffat. He welcomed Kate McKinnon as Sen. Lindsey Graham, who called it “a great day for 30% of America” and said the trial was “offensive and absurd, like a friggin’ episode of ‘Rick & Morty. ” Aidy Bryant also appeared as Sen. Ted Cruz; Mikey Day portrayed Trump’s lawyer Bruce Castor; Pete Davidson was Michael Van Der Veen, and Beck Bennett was Sen. Mitch McConnell.