SNL's 'Weekend Update' jokes about the election, Trump's truck mishap

SNL took on Trump.
By Tim Marcin  on 
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, of course, addressed the 2024 presidential election in its last show before Election Day on Tuesday. And, yes, they really laid into former President Donald Trump.

Both hosts, Colin Jost and Michael Che, jabbed at Trump. Jost, for instance, joked about Trump posing in a garbage truck with his name on it — and the former president being unable to open the door to said truck.

Che, meanwhile, made a number of jokes at Trump's expense, including jabs at, well, the former president seemingly miming a certain act on a microphone at a rally. We'll not write it all out, but let's just note the phrase "suck his way to freedom" was used.

In an episode where Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise cameo, SNL really leaned hard into poking fun at her competition.

Topics SNL Politics

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Tim Marcin

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, and the occasional hot take. You can find him posting endlessly about Buffalo wings on the website formerly known as Twitter at @timmarcin.


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