Overview
- The Nov. 1 Weekend Update broadcast featured Colin Jost and Michael Che roasting President Trump’s Halloween appearance at the White House.
- Jost aired footage of Trump placing a chocolate bar on a child’s head and called it emblematic of norm-breaking, noting the gag echoed a similar 2019 moment.
- Che mocked Trump’s renovation boasts, referencing demolition of the East Wing, described as 123 years old, and a newly remodeled bathroom.
- Jost also targeted Trump’s recent Asia trip, joking about a gold crown and beef patties in South Korea and Trump rating his meeting with Xi Jinping a “12.”
- Audience reaction included audible groans at a Thriller-related joke, and online responses ranged from praise to supporters calling SNL out of touch.