McKinnon appeared as her hero sitting in the audience before the scene dissolved into a 'Rest in Power' message.
“For so many of us, Justice Ginsburg was a real-life superhero: a beacon of hope, a warrior for justice, a robed crusader who saved the day time and again,”“Playing her on ‘SNL’ was a profound joy because I could always feel
the overwhelming love and gratitude that the audience had for her,” she added. “It was one of the great honors of my life to meet Justice Ginsburg, to shake her hand, and to thank her for her lifetime of service to this country.”
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