“THEY JUST USED HIS OWN WORDS TO DESTROY HIM ON LIVE TV.” Saturday Night Live just released a Weekend Update dubbed the “most ruthless political counterattack of the season,” as Colin Jost used an old quote from a “powerful figure” to stir up the Iran war live on air. A clip from 16 years ago was unexpectedly unearthed. Over 330 casualties were mentioned amidst tense laughter. Nearly 200,000 comments erupted within hours of airing. The atmosphere in the studio constantly shifted from bursts of laughter… to awkward silence as each punchline began to touch on increasingly sensitive topics — from war and power to shocking, self-contradictory statements.
‘SNL’ Weekend Update Uses Trump’s Own Words Against Him on Iran War Colin Jost reminds the world that Trump once said Barack Obama would start a war against the country due to a failure to negotiate Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update bashed Trump’s efforts at regime change in Iran by reminding everyone what he said about Barack Obama 16 … Read more