Nikki Haley Trolls SNL’s Trump In Show’s Cold Open

February 4, 2024 Politics, Republicans

The Daily Beast reports:

For the first few minutes of this week’s Saturday Night Live, it seemed like the show was going for a pretty standard cold open.

James Austin Johnson started off with his familiar Donald Trump impression; he delivered some fun bits about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl, but for the most part seemed to be staying well within his comfort zone.

Things switched up dramatically, however, when a “concerned voter” showed up on stage, played by none other than presidential candidate Nikki Haley herself. “My question is: Why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?

Politico reports:

She got some licks in, mocking Trump’s mental competency, poking fun at his tens of millions of dollars in legal fees and asking why he won’t debate her. But at the end of the skit, the episode’s host, actress Ayo Edebiri, popped up to ask Haley a question.

“I was just curious: What would you say was the main cause of the Civil War? And do you think it starts with an ‘S’ and ends with a ‘lavery’?” Edebiri asked.

“Yep, I probably should have said that the first time,” Haley replied, before closing out the bit with the traditional “and live from New York, it’s Saturday night.”

The cult is furious and some liberals are accusing SNL of “comedy-washing” Haley’s remarks on slavery. The full clip is below.



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