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“What’s My Name?”: Hillary Clinton’s 2016 VP Nominee Tim Kaine Shows Up On ‘SNL’ As The Forgotten Man Of U.S. Politics


He could have been a heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was full-on on SNL tonight

“I was Hillary Clinton ‘s vice presidential running mate at the time,” the Democrats’ 2016 VP pick pleaded to quizzled faces. “You voted for me to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office in an election more recent than the release of Zootopia,” Kaine derided Mulaney’s annoying and arrogant Ben. In what is unsurprisingly turning out to be a politics packed SNL just days before the close race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump comes to a head, the Kaine cameo was witty, but destined to be overshadowed by the appearance by the Veep with Maya Rudolph at the top of the show.

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