SNL Turns Jeff Sessions Into Forrest Gump

The Daily Beast recaps:



Saturday Night Live had a lot of Donald Trump news to choose from tonight after taking two weeks off. And the show did not hesitate to dive in headfirst during the cold open sketch.

With Alec Baldwin taking the week off as President Trump and Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer nowhere in sight, it was left to Kate McKinnon to reprise her role as Jeff Sessions from last month, beginning the show seated on a bench, offering some chocolates to Leslie Jones.

Yes, in SNL’s world, Sessions is the new Forrest Gump. And he even has a best friend with no legs: Kellyanne Conway. “We’re about as close as peas and carrots,” he said. “She is the best talker you ever heard. They say she could sell stink to a skunk. But they don’t let her talk no more. I miss you Kelly.”