SNL's Weekend Update covered the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, as well as the recent indictments of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean Combs.
Co-anchor Colin Jost first called attention to how earlier in the day Trump leveled his latest slur against Vice President Kamala Harris when he called her “mentally disabled.”
“I can't believe Trump admitted he lost the debate to a mentally disabled person,” Jost responded.
He continued, before showing a clip of Trump bragging about his “beautiful” body: “You can really tell that Trump is worried about this election because now he is criticizing, hoping that anything will work.”
“I was starting to worry that the bullet wasn't just in the ear,” Jost joked. He later pointed to a Senate report on how technical issues such as delays in receiving emails cost the Secret Service valuable time that day.
“Whoever sees a murderer says, 'I'd better open my eyes!'” Joost quipped. “Hey, sorry for the mass email, but there's a sniper on the roof. Please respond by the end of the day.”
Jost also mocked Melania Trump's blaming Democrats for their role in the assassination attempt, saying the idea was “ridiculous.”
“When Democrats want to disqualify a presidential nominee, they get the job done,” he joked, as an image of President Joe Biden showed on the screen.
Co-anchor Michael Che then turned to Adams' indictment this week on bribery, fraud, conspiracy and two counts of soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
“Don't hate the player, hate the game,” Eric Adams joked.
After Adams was indicted, he said, “We're not surprised.” “We expected this,” Che continued. “You know, because of all the bribes.”
SNLDevon Walker joined from the group to film Adams trying to talk his way out of any problems and bragging about his accomplishments, such as “inventing the trash can.”
Chi later mentioned how Combs was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, among other charges, earlier this month.
Chi noted that Combs' attorney said he was unsure whether he would be able to keep his client off the stand if his case went to trial.
“Because you can't stop a guy who wears all that baby oil,” Che joked.
Jost then talked about how Combs' attorney sought to distinguish his actions from those of R. Kelly, who was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking involving minors.
“First of all, it's never a great sign when the first person you compare your client to is R. Kelly,” Jost said. “I have to agree, it's true: Diddy's not like R. Kelly. I mean, R. Kelly's songs are good.
