• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Law/Justice
  • Celebrities
  • Republicans
  • Madonna
  • Books
  • Men
  • Trans Rights
  • Royals
  • Monkeypox
  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

SNL’s Weekend Update Reviews the Sham Impeachment Trial: ‘Republicans Laid Out Their Defense, the Shrug Emoji’ — WATCH

Andy Towle January 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

SNL's Weekend Update got into Trump's impeachment trial last week.

Jost led off the segment, noting that Rep. Adam Schiff was on his television for so long, when he turned the TV off “there was still an outline of him burned into the screen.”

Jost then summed up the proceedings: “What happened was, Democrats spent three days laying out in great detail how they believe President Trump has been the most egregious abuser of power in American history. And then Republicans laid out their defense, the shrug emoji.”

Jost then brought up a photo of Mitch McConnell, “seen here calmly watching an orphanage burn.”

McConnell defended his plan for the trial, saying, “The country is waiting to see if we can rise to the occasion,” added Jost, quipping, “I would maybe say you're not rising to the occasion, considering one senator fell asleep, Rand Paul was doing a crossword puzzle and some Republican senators even brought fidget spinners to play with. I assume this symbolized how the Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves.”

Michael Che had another take on the trial: “It was like a four-day long PowerPoint. This is supposed to be Trump's punishment, not mine. This whole impeachment is like a bad episode of ‘Maury.' There's all this evidence that Trump clearly cheated and Republicans are still like, ‘But Maury, he loves me.' Trump is so confident he's going to win, he's using Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer to represent him. Talk about credibility — who's his character witness, R. Kelly?”

Jost then looked at Trump's media appearances during the week, in which he expressed the need to protect American geniuses like Elon Musk … and Thomas Edison.

Said Jost: “We have to protect Thomas Edison? I think that's a line Nic Cage yells in National Treasure.”

Weekend Update also looked at the audio of Trump telling Lev Parnas to “take out” Marie Yovanovitch, and Rudy Giuliani's podcast, ‘Common Sense'.

“It's the first podcast ever recorded and uploaded accidentally from a pants pocket.”

video
play-rounded-fill
Link

In another segment, Melissa Villaseñor sang about the Oscar nominees and the snub of female directors, and the preponderance of “white male rage.”

video
play-rounded-fill
Link

Weekend Update also covered Derek Jeter, the first aircraft carrier named after an African-American sailor, equal pay, Mr. Peanut's death, a Gritty assault, and a goat with a human face.

video
play-rounded-fill
Link

Finally, travel expert Carrie Krum (Aidy Bryant) had some insider tips on winter getaways.

video
play-rounded-fill
Link

Topics: History, towleroad, Travel More Posts About: Daily Resist, Entertainment, Impeachment, Saturday Night Live, SNL, tv

Related Posts
  • Federal judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against DeSantis
  • Chase Chrisley Posts Cryptic Message About ‘Getting Through’ Tough Situations After Todd Allegedly Paid Blackmailer
  • ‘RuPaul Drag Race’ Finale Finally Crowns a Winning Season 14 Queen
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Mel B will “always be open” when it comes to her sexuality. The Spice Girls singer, 48, who reunited with her bandmates including the group's ex-singer Victoria Beckham for the fashion …Read More »
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Megan Thee Stallion is being sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment and forcing her cameraman to watch her having lesbian sex. The 29-year-old ‘Savage' rapper faces the salacious claims …Read More »
  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Jonathan Bennett's life was “changed forever” by his role in ‘Mean Girls'. The 42-year-old actor starred as heartthrob Aaron Samuels in the 2004 cult classic – which followed Lindsay Lohan, Rachel …Read More »
  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass a gift basket after he came out as gay. The 44-year-old NSYNC star revealed the legendary singer showed his support when Lance decided to reveal …Read More »
Previous Post: « Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Joins Jeffrey Epstein and Mitch McConnell in Hell in SNL Cold Open: WATCH
Next Post: NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter, 7 Others Dead in Helicopter Crash »

Primary Sidebar

Most Recent

  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

    Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

  • Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

    Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

  • JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

    JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

  • Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

    Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

Partner Links

  • See Cher’s full interview with Howard Stern
    This is from last year and while I had seen clips, […]
  • Musk Does Not Deny NY Times Report Of His Drug Abuse
    In case you missed it, The New York Times published a […]
  • OMG, his butt: Actor Lasse Klene in ‘Traumnovelle’
    It’s the weekend, and Lasse Klene does exactly what we WISH […]
  • OMG, Bella and Gigi Hadid reveal that they have a secret younger sister
    The cats outta the bag: Gigi and Bella Hadid have revealed […]
  • Leavitt: DOGE Will Continue Without Musk
    With Elon Musk officially gone from the White House, Press Secretary […]

Most Commented

Social

Twitter @tlrd | Facebook | Instagram @tlrd

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy
[towleroadmr] [towleroadtn]

Footer

Ptown Hacks 2018

Read

  • Travel
  • Film
  • Law – LGBT Rights
  • Columns
  • Specials

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · Log in

×
×