The White House pushed back on NBC’s Saturday Night Live after comedian Michael Che made an assassination joke about President Donald Trump.
“President Trump attended the opening night of Chicago at the Kennedy Center, and I think that’s cool that the president is going to the theater. I mean, what’s the worst that could happen?” Che said during SNL’s Weekend Update segment.
Notably, the Saturday Night Live cast member’s remarks — which elicited an outpouring of cheers among the left-wing studio audience — were a blatant reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
As many may recall, President Trump survived two assassination attempts while on the campaign trail in 2024, one which resulted in his
White House spokesman Davis Ingle fired back, telling Fox News, “Saturday Night Live hasn’t been a good television show since President Trump hosted it.”
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In 2015, Trump famously hosted SNL during the Republican primary
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