'Saturday Night Live' got in a few digs at NBC in the latest episode, which closely followed the network’s broadcast of President Trump’s town hall
to impersonate the Democratic nominee."NBC laid a thirst trap for President Trump," a scroll announced at the top of the cold open, hinting at the controversy surrounding the network's devision to air the town hall at the same time as Biden's ABC broadcast.
"Are you ready for softball questions for folks who are already voting for you?" Mikey Day asked, playing George Stephanopoulos in the spoof of Biden’s town hall, which was quickly interrupted with Trump’s concurrent broadcast. Alec Baldwin returned to play Trump, and Kate McKinnon played"surprise badass" Savannah Guthrie.
"I’d like to start by tearing you a new one," McKinnon’s Guthrie said, asking Baldwin’s Trump to denounce white supremacy just as Guthrie had at the real-life town hall. The cold open switched between the Biden and Trump broadcasts and included spoofs of Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross, while McKinnon’s Guthrie asked about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis."My doctors say my lung is beautiful," Baldwin’s Trump said.Given the fact that the Trump impersonator himself,
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