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Colin Jost On ‘SNL’s Weekend Update Jokes Trump’s Affinity For Tariffs Is “Like Listening To Bubba Gump Talk About Shrimp”
Weekend Update was full of zingers about President Donald Trump's rapid about-face in the wake of the stock market crash his global tariffs spurred.
Meanwhile, co-host Michael Che chimed in, calling into question Trump’s claim that the economic downturn was like treating an ailment: “Yeah, but this feels like we took a whole bottle of medicine with a glass of vodka and laid in a warm bath.” Che also got the biggest reaction of the night, with his one-liner: “It was reported that Elon Musk personally appealed to President Trump to stop his tariff plan, and it worked! Wakim, who entered the Weekend Update desk with mini American flags in tow, began, “This was just to buy me some good will before the stuff I’m about to say, but it’s a tough time to criticize America publicly, especially with eyebrows like this.” True to his stand-up roots, the SNL rookie’s three-minute set launched into cracks about the “cruelty” of everyday interactions with Uber Eats drivers that borderline on “racist” after consumers order a “$40 burrito” as a treat following a “hard day sending emails for Hitler or whatever anyone’s job is.”
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