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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment took a moment in last night's episode to look back at Donald Trump's presidency.
"Well, guys, barring a reverse Christmas miracle, this is the last Weekend Update with Donald Trump still in office," host Colin Jost said, to raucous cheers from the audience.
"Now, as a president, he was mostly bad, but there were a few bright spots," Jost continued. "So before he is tranquilized and moved like a dinosaur in Jurassic Park, I just want to take a moment to recognize some of his greatest moments in office."
Then, a montage set to Semisonic's Closing Time showed a few of the more memorable photos and clips of Trump from the past five years.
It started with a photo of Trump hugging an American flag at last year's Conservative Political Action Conference, followed by a shot of Trump proudly posing with fast food that was later served to the Clemson Tigers football team when they visited the White House in 2019.
Then came a clip of Trump throwing paper towels into a crowd during a trip to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017—a move that prompted much criticism.
Other viral photos included in the montage included the president pretending to drive a truck at the White House, touching a glowing orb alongside the King of Saudi Arabia and appearing to yell at a boy mowing the lawn.
It ended with another widely criticized clip of Trump, this one showing him mocking a disabled reporter at a 2015 campaign rally.
"Wow, wow," Jost added afterward. "So, America don't cry because it's over... smile because it happened. And then probably cry a little bit. I don't know, I'm still working it out with my therapist."
Co-host Michael Che then moved on to Vice President Mike Pence receiving the coronavirus vaccine, joking that it was the first time he has "ever been OK with using protection."
Jost returned to Trump later in the segment, mocking both the president and his daughter Ivanka Trump.
"The White House has left it up to the states to distribute the vaccine, which shocks me because knowing Trump, I thought for sure it would be done through a live Powerball lottery," he said. "The ratings would have been insane, and it would have been the first White House job Ivanka was qualified for."
Che then moved on to Trump supporters. "During a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., protesters burned Black Lives Matter signs at two historic Black churches," he said.
You know, I don't want to be too judgmental here, but at some point, when you're setting fires at Black churches, you've got to stop and ask yourself... 'Hey, am I the bad guy here?'"
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