Colin Jost compares the first lady to a certain green witch, while Michael Che reminds everyone of Noem’s dog-killing past
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on the new Melania Trump documentary and Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s baseless claims about the Alex Pretti shooting.
The $75 million documentary about the first lady, which has been widely panned as a glorified infomercial, is titled simply, Melania. But, as co-anchor Colin Jost joked, a more fitting title would be “Wicked: For Real“—a play on last year’s fantasy film co-starring Cynthia Erivo as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Michael Che then noted that the documentary, which some of its crew members want nothing to do with, was directed by Rush Hour‘s Brett Ratner.
“That explains this scene,” he said, rolling a clip of Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) badgering Jackie Chan’s character—with Trump’s face superimposed on him—about whether she speaks any English.
Che then turned to the fatal shooting last week in Minneapolis of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.
“Homeland Security’s initial review of the Alex Pretti shooting does not say that he attacked officers, which contradicts Kristi Noem’s claims,” Che said. Noem had insisted that officers were justifed in shooting Pretti ten times in the back while unarmed, claiming, “This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.”
Che joked about the DHS’s finding: “None of that really matters to Kristi Noem. She’ll open fire even if you’re a good boy.”
Noem, of course, admitted in her memoir to shooting and killing a puppy of hers for misbehaving.
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