However, in a surprising twist, the show took aim at MSNBC's radical commentators, particularly Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes, in its latest episode.
According to Gateway Pundit, the SNL sketch featured a character impersonating Joy Reid, who advised Maddow on ensuring balanced coverage. "One thing I do know is this time around, we’re not going to get sucked into every new, shiny crazy statement from Trump. We need to focus on what he does, not what he says," the 'Joy Reid' character said.
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The sketch continued with 'Rachel Maddow' interrupting Reid with breaking news, stating, "Trump has just apparently told reporters he would like to ‘trade Connecticut for Italy.’ I mean, that’s just crazy." Reid responded, "Rachel, Rachel, see this is what I mean. We can’t have a repeat of 2016."
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Later, 'Maddow' announced another piece of breaking news, "Sorry, Ari, we are getting breaking news that Trump just told a group of wildfire victims that ‘Arnold Palmer had some of the longest balls in American history.'"
The character impersonating Chris Hayes chimed in, "See, this is what he does to keep us from talking about disaster relief or the impacts of climate change." Maddow interrupted again, saying, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry Rachel…" to which Hayes responded, "I am Chris!" Maddow then revealed, "But, but, apparently, Trump just tweeted about the fires. A picture of himself as the guy from Up with the caption, ‘I would end the fire by filling the Up house with water balloons. Wow."
This unexpected shift in SNL's comedic focus raises questions about whether the show is returning to its roots of bipartisan mockery, or if this is a one-off deviation from its recent left-leaning trend.
