{"id":124287,"date":"2024-11-10T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T09:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124287"},"modified":"2024-11-10T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T09:38:41","slug":"snl-was-always-with-trump-its-cast-members-insist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124287","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;SNL&#8217; was always with Trump, its cast members insist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d borrowed a page from some contemporary politicians by going from being critics of Donald Trump\u2019s to being some of his most ardent supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After witnessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-wins-election-president-harris-defeat-2024-race-rcna176107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&#8217;s Nov. 5 win<\/a> for a second presidential term, separated by President Joe Biden&#8217;s own time as commander-in-chief, repertory players of the show each professed their devotion to the political leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;The results were shocking and even horrifying,&#8221; Ego Nwodim said, with Heidi Gardner adding that Trump &#8220;tried to forcibly overturn the results of the last election&#8221; and Kenan Thompson noting that the president-elect &#8220;openly called for vengeance against his political enemies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But, Thompson continued later: &#8220;That is why we at &#8216;SNL&#8217; would like to say to you, Donald Trump, we &#8230; have been with you all along.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/tv\/saturday-night-live-season-closer-mocks-trump-queen-song-don-n1007411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">may have come as a surprise<\/a> to longtime viewers of the sketch comedy show, but cast members, looking out for their future under a second Trump administration, made clear that he has been a longtime favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you,&#8221; Bowen Yang said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez added, &#8220;Every single person on this stage voted for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Because we see ourselves in you,&#8221; Nwodim said. &#8220;We look at you and think, &#8216;That&#8217;s me.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;That&#8217;s the man I want my future children to look up to,&#8221; said Sarah Sherman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And, should anyone accuse cast members of being insincere or secret critics of Trump&#8217;s, they quickly began throwing people under the bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Colin Jost dropped the name of his co-anchor on the &#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; satirical news segment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Mr. Trump, your honor,&#8221; he said, &#8220;we know that you say things that are controversial sometimes, but really you&#8217;re just speaking the truth. And I hate how the lamestream media, Michael Che, tries to spin it to make you look foolish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sherman described the show&#8217;s latest talents \u2014 Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline \u2014 as supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the presidential race to Trump. She called them &#8220;three disgusting new cast members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The show soon unveiled a new impression of Trump by James Austin Johnson, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/snl-cold-open-revels-politics-ramy-youssef-prays-palestinians-hostages-rcna145759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">past reflections of the former president<\/a> included meandering speeches about windmills and television shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This time Johnson appeared in a muscle suit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s me: Hot, Jacked Trump,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They finally got the body right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Johnson was nothing but supportive, saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s going to make an incredible president and, eventually, king.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Trump supporter and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, portrayed by former cast member Dana Carvey, made an appearance by jumping up and down on stage, where he touted Space X rockets as \u201csuper cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cCheck it out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elon-musk-leaps-action-trump-surrogate-unclear-land-politics-desk-rcna174589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark MAGA<\/a> \u2014 yeah,\u201d he said. \u201cBut seriously, I run the country now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The cast addressed what many pundits have said was the key demographic in the 2024 presidential election: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/economy\/young-men-voters-concerned-economy-jobs-election-2024-harris-trump-rcna177393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">young men<\/a> who feel unseen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;We say to you, young men, there&#8217;s no need to feel down,&#8221; Yang said, starting a sing-along to the introductory lines of one of Trump&#8217;s favorite songs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/village-people-gives-trump-ok-play-gay-anthems-ymca-macho-n1142531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Village People&#8217;s &#8220;YMCA.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Comedian and host Bill Burr also addressed the election, telling women, &#8220;You&#8217;re 0 and 2 against this guy,&#8221; and suggesting women running for the highest office avoid pant suits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Burr said the highlight of campaign season was Trump&#8217;s visit to a McDonald&#8217;s, where he watched french fries being made and served. The comedian said it was the only time he had seen Trump truly happy, &#8220;glowing,&#8221; even, as he stuffed a few extra fries into someone&#8217;s order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Oh my God,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Was that empathy?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">News segment &#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; addressed Trump&#8217;s win with the show&#8217;s more typically acerbic humor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;On Tuesday, we learned that Democrats don&#8217;t actually know how to rig an election,&#8221; Jost said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He expressed faith in the Democratic Party&#8217;s ability to learn from the loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I know Democrats are going to take a long look in the mirror, learn from their mistakes and then run Biden again in 2028,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The show&#8217;s musical guest was Mk.gee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\"><em>&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; and NBC News share a parent company, NBCUniversal.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/tv\/snl-was-always-trump-cast-members-insist-rcna179481\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d borrowed a page from some contemporary politicians by going from being critics of Donald Trump\u2019s to being some of his most ardent supporters.\u00a0 After witnessing Trump&#8217;s Nov. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124287\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}