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SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ Skewers Trump Over Santos Clemency, Argentina Aid, Time Cover

The segment highlighted how multiple Trump controversies converged in the week’s media conversation.

Overview

  • The show mocked President Trump’s commutation of George Santos’ more than seven-year prison term, noting Santos’ guilty pleas to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
  • Colin Jost joked that Trump was sending $40 billion to Argentina after meeting President Javier Milei, reflecting reports the administration is working to double an earlier $20 billion package.
  • Jost’s Argentina line invoking Nazis who fled there after World War II drew muted laughter and an awkward pause from the studio audience, according to Fox News.
  • Michael Che riffed on Trump’s complaint about a recent Time magazine cover, joking about the president’s appearance after Trump said the image “disappeared” his hair.
  • The segment also referenced a leaked Republican group chat that praised Hitler and used racist language, which Che turned into a gag at Jost’s expense.