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‘SNL’ Weekend Update Trashes Courtroom Trump, Puppy Killer Kristi Noem

Marcello Hernandez plays Noem's other dog who has nothing but kind words for her, but his praise is made under duress

Saturday Night Live ‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump ‘s courtroom appearances during his criminal trial in New York, as well as Republican South Dakota Gov. As for Noem, whose account of her execution of her puppy, Cricket, and of her goat has spurred widespread condemnation and probably ruined her chances of being Trump’s running mate, Jost suggested she should’ve taken another route. However, he exhibited signs that he was under duress, like by slipping Jost a confidential note clarifying that he wasn’t being sarcastic when he said Noem “kills all her animals.”

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