During last night’s installment of “Saturday Night Live,” ‘Weekend Update’ co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che roasted Vladimir Putin’s “fake news” law and “honorary Russian” Donald Trump.
“This week marks two years since the beginning of the first COVID lockdown and let’s just say some people have handled the stress better than others,” Colin Jost said at the top of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” this week, as Vladimir Putin’s photo appeared on screen beside him.
“Russia has passed a ‘fake news’ law that makes it illegal for any organization to report information that contradicts what the government says,” Colin Jost said at the opening of the segment, “which explains the recent headline, ‘6-foot-5 Putin Not Insane.’”
Jost later noted that the situation has become so dire that Russians have reportedly been “hoarding” McDonald’s sandwiches after the chain announced it would be ending operations there over the invasion of Ukraine. “Including some honorary Russians,” he added, revealing a photo of one of Donald Trump’s infamous McDonald’s feasts.
Co-host Michael Che joked that oil has become “so expensive, that America, we might have to move back in with our ex,” adding, “Come on, Iraq. You know we never stopped loving you, baby.”
And finally, the pair pivoted to address the backlash against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “
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