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‘SNL’s Weekend Update Roasts Mitch McConnell After Announcement He’s Stepping Down As Senate Republican Leader
Michael Che and Colin Jost had a running gag on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update," cracking jokes about Mitch McConnell after announcing he was stepping down as Senate Republican leader.
Michael Che on 'SNL's Weekend UpdateNBC Every time the photo (above) of McConnell appeared on screen, the SNL stars made a joke about what had the Senator so happy during that moment. “McConnell has been leader for almost 20 years, but he first got involved in politics back in 1968 when he lost a fiddle contest to the devil,” Che quipped. “He’ll be replaced by the current number two Republican in the Senate, a frozen embryo holding an assault rifle,” Jost joked.
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