since it is christmas, after all, i got you a gift. this is elf on the shelf. it s fun. you just put it right here next to your internet router. and you keep it there all year. it s fun, yes? your secretary of state pick, rex tillerson, is here. merry christmas, mr. president-elect. puty! oh, my god! rexy, baby! za, tee, day! that was snl satireizing the newfound russian influence over american policy, which has some heads spinning, after decades of cold war tensions.