Overview
- Amy Poehler and Tina Fey portrayed Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the Oct. 11 Saturday Night Live opener.
- Bondi posted on X praising Poehler’s impression and suggested recreating the sketch’s photo in Chicago while tagging Noem.
- DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Entertainment Weekly that SNL was right in saying the Democrats’ shutdown should end.
- HuffPost reported that DHS also posted a clip from the sketch on X and pivoted to its own recruitment message for ICE.
- Earlier this month, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson dismissed the show in comments reported by Fox News.