Current:Home > Markets‘SNL’ skewers Jim Jordan's losing vote with Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert, George Santos -VitalWealth Strategies
‘SNL’ skewers Jim Jordan's losing vote with Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert, George Santos
TradeEdge Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 18:37:42
“Saturday Night Live” sent a string of jeering Republicans to cheer up “loser” Jim Jordan after the Ohio congressman’s third and final failed vote to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“How did I lose? This is chaos. Some of us are here to actually serve the American people,” Jordan laments. “All I want to do is get Congress back to work so I can shut it down again."
In the sketch, former President Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) clumsily attempts to explain why he disappeared after endorsing Jordan (Mikey Day) to replace ex-House speaker Kevin McCarthy: “That’s because I prefer the Jordans who win,” says Trump, name-checking “the great Michael Jordan or the even greater Jordin Sparks.”
Jordan gripes that he did exactly what Trump would do, including “intimidation” and “threats,” and doesn’t understand why it didn’t work. “Well, because, frankly, you’re not me, OK?” Trump says. “You’re no fun. I’m hilarious. … I’m Coke, you’re Shasta.”
“But you endorsed me and I still lost,” Jordan points out. “Seems to happen a lot,” Trump acknowledges.
“You can’t give up because this is America,“ the former president says. “What a beautiful nation it is. What a wonderful nation. Not so much in terms of the people. There are people very bad and weird. But don’t we love our country? What an awful place it is.“
Trump offers that he’d run for speaker himself, if he wasn’t so busy with his campaign tour of the U.S. court system: “I'm doing great things for the courts.”
Also on hand for comic consolation were Republican U.S. Reps. George Santos (Bowen Yang), who takes a call from Tupac Shakur to dish on Jada Pinkett Smith, and Lauren Boebert (Chloe Fineman), who is groped by an offscreen companion while seeing “Aladdin” on Broadway.
Bad Bunny on 'SNL':Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga turn out as guests
When Jordan attempts to wrap the sketch with “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” Trump cuts him off.
“Hold it, hold it!” he says before taking over. "That’s not for losers."
The NBC comedy show was hosted by Bad Bunny, who also served as musical guest.
'No one deserves to suffer':Pete Davidson talks Israel and Hamas in 'SNL' cold open
veryGood! (89894)
Related
- Daughter of Utah death row inmate navigates complicated dance of grief and healing before execution
- What stores are open and closed on Christmas Day in 2023? Hours for Walmart, Kroger, CVS and more
- Holidays can be 'horrible time' for families dealing with rising costs of incarceration
- Why the Comparisons Between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift?
- Giants, Lions fined $200K for fights in training camp joint practices
- Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel talks weed and working out like Taylor Swift
- Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear ship Sevmorput but is quickly extinguished, authorities say
- Chris Evans and Wife Alba Baptista Make Marvelous Appearance at Star-Studded Holiday Party
- Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
- Connecticut man is killed when his construction truck snags overhead cables, brings down transformer
Ranking
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ready to campaign for Harris-Walz after losing out for spot on the ticket
- Some 300 Indian travelers are sequestered in a French airport in a human trafficking probe
- Mali recalls its envoy in Algeria after alleging interference, deepening tensions over peace efforts
- A rebel attack on Burundi from neighboring Congo has left at least 20 dead, the government says
- Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation was no bueno
- China OKs 105 online games in Christmas gesture of support after draft curbs trigger massive losses
- Comedian Jo Koy to host the Golden Globe Awards
- Florida State's lawsuit seeking ACC exit all about the fear of being left behind
Recommendation
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Why Stephen A. Smith wants to do a live show in front of 'disgusting' Cowboys fans
Czech Republic holds a national day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killing
Dolphins nip Cowboys 22-20 on Jason Sanders’ last-second field goal, secure playoff spot
US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas
In Mexico, piñatas are not just child’s play. They’re a 400-year-old tradition
Some 300 Indian travelers are sequestered in a French airport in a human trafficking probe
Beyoncé shocks fans at 'Renaissance' event in Brazil: 'I came because I love you so much'