‘SNL’ Weekend Update Addresses CEO Assassin, Pete Hegseth Drama
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the murder of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City this week, as well as all the controversy surrounding president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.
The assassin of Brian Thompson hasn’t been caught, with law enforcement believing the suspect was able to flee the crime scene on a bike, and then the city via bus.
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“New York City officials sent a tough message on crime,” co-host Colin Jost began. “You shoot somebody in the middle of the street, you better get on your bike, hop on a bus, and get the heck out of here, mister.”
Jost then referenced how Thompson’s death has spurred many to call out unfair health insurance industry practices–and to comment on the looks of the killer.
“It really says something about America that a guy was murdered in cold blood and the two main reactions were, ‘Yeah, well health care stinks,” and also, ‘Girl, that shooter hot.'”
“It’s also so crazy that the shooting happened three blocks from here in broad daylight, and the guy just bicycles away, probably because they have every cop in the city guarding our Christmas tree,” Jost continued, referencing the tree recently put up in Rockefeller Center.
“NYPD now believes the suspect left the city on a bus from Port Authority. Thanks,” Jost joked, “but a Port Authority passenger who looks like a murderer actually widens the search.”
As for Hegseth, whose nomination has been rocky ever since day one, co-anchor Michael Che mentioned how his mother once scolded him for how he “belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego.”
Che added: “To which Pete Hegseth responded, ‘Bitch, shut up!'”
Hegseth, who has been accused of excessive drinking at work, said that if he is confirmed as defense secretary, he won’t drink.
“But if he isn’t confirmed,” Che joked, “look out!”
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