Weekend Update Targets Trump's Nobel Snub
During the latest edition of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che opened the segment by mocking President Trump for not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Jost introduced the topic as a tragic developing story, sarcastically suggesting that Trump was handling the disappointment well. He then played a clip of Trump at a rally complaining about the award going to a liberal person at the United Nations whom nobody has heard of.[S1][S2][S3][S4]
Jost noted that Navi Pillay, a South African advocate for human rights, received this year's Nobel Peace Prize. CNN reports that Pillay played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle, sat as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and most recently chaired the UN commission that determined Israel carried out genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also voiced objections to the award.[S1]
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Jost continued his monologue by expressing disbelief at Trump's anger, joking that Trump had kidnapped Venezuela's president and engaged in so much war that missiles were running out, yet still believed he might win. He compared it to expecting an Oscar for Tom & Jerry. Che then joined in, noting that Pillay, who learned of her win at a conference in Germany, joked with the crowd that more applause might lead her to share the prize with Trump—a remark Che said could provoke Trump to bomb whatever country he thinks she is from.[S1]
