\t\u201cWeekend Update\u201d took rapid-fire aim at President-elect Donald Trump and those in his orbit, from RFK Jr. to Elon Musk to Matt Gaetz.<\/p>\n
\tBut of course, \u201cSaturday Night Live\u2018s\u201d faux newscast opened with a bit about the healthcare CEO killer story that has rivited the nation since United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was brazenly shot in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4. \u201cWeekend Update\u201d anchor Colin Jost noted that the country has been engaged \u201cin the delicate, sensitive debate over who will play this guy in the Netflix miniseries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tJost also noted that the while the accused shooter, Luigi Mangione, is suspected of harboring hostility toward corporate America, the facts of the case don\u2019t line up. \u201cYet he went to Starbucks before the shooting and was caught at a McDonald\u2019s \u2014 perhaps his greatest crime was hypocrisy,\u201d Jost said. \t<\/p>\n
\tJost and his co-anchor Michael Che then alternated zingers about Trump and his associates. Noting that Trump was named Man of the Year by Time magazine, Jost observed that the recognition was appropriate because \u201cno one has taken as much of our time.\u201d <\/p>\n
\t\t\t \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t \t \t\t \t \tChe commented on the news earlier this week that controversial former GOP congressman Matt Gaetz is moving to One America Network to host a political talk show. Gaetz resigned his seat under the pressure from an ongoing ethics investigation. Last month, he was forced to withdraw from consideration as Trump\u2019s Attorney General after it became clear that Gaetz, who has been accused of sexual behavior with underage girls, did not have the support in the Senate for confirmation despite Trump\u2019s enthusiastic endorsement.<\/p>\n
\tGaetz\u2019s new OAN series will be \u201ccovering everything from quincea\u00f1eras to prom night jitters,\u201d Che said.<\/p>\n
\tAmong other political barbs: <\/p>\n
\tOn RFK Jr.\u2019s drive to end polio vaccine mandates, Che quipped, \u201cBecause it ain\u2019t Christmas without some Tiny Tims.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tOn Elon Musk stating that Trump and the late Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsberg agreed on the issue of abortion, he cracked, \u201cI never even knew Trump got her pregnant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tOn Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson fulfilling her dream to appear on Broadway with her one-night-only appearance in the musical \u201c& Juliet,\u201d Che said it happened \u201cwhile [Supreme Court Justice] Clarence Thomas blew everyone off the stage in \u2018Kinky Boots.\u2019 \u201d \t<\/p>\n
\tThe \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment also featured lengthy segments with cast members Andrew Dismukes and Jane Wickline. Dismukes riffed on the court ruling out of the U.K. that got attention this week with the decision that calling a man bald equated to harassment. Wickline delivered one of her signature songs that riffed on Sabrina Carpenter and Wickline\u2019s effort to spark internet rumors about her sexuality in order to boost her career.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cLots of people on the internet like to start juicy rumors about whether pop stars are gay. When will even one person do that about me,\u201d Wickline sang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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