The trash that is Saturday Night Live pounced on Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) instead of the disgusting college presidents (well, now one former since UPenn’s Liz Magill resigned).
Instead of targeting the presidents who would not oppose or condemn those on their campuses who scream for the liquidation of Jews, the leftist show went after a Republican congresswoman.
Of course.
Well, a source told The New York Post that former SNL cast member Cecily Strong planned to play Stefanik during the cold opening, her first appearance since she left in 2022.
But Strong backed out because the skit made her uncomfortable:
Strong, 39, appeared as a guest in the dress rehearsal ahead of the live show, then changed her mind “last minute” about playing Stefanik in the sketch, which mocked last week’s congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses. Newcomer Chloe Troast replaced Strong on air.The opening sketch is always the last one to be written and Saturday’s was slightly rushed, according to sources. Indeed, there was a mix-up with the nameplates in front of stars Heidi Gardner (playing now-resigned UPenn president Elizabeth Magill) and Chloe Fineman (playing MIT president Sally Kornbluth), later corrected in the online version.Strong’s guest appearance would have been her first time back since leaving in December 2022, after 11 seasons on the NBC show.A TV source told The Post: “Cecily was uncomfortable with the sketch.”Another insider added: “There were a variety of reasons, and last minute Cecily pulled out of the cold open.”
Stefanik’s office said she received numerous calls from Republicans and Democrats about the skit, all of whom expressed disgust with it:
In an exclusive statement, Alex DeGrasse, Stefanik’s Senior Advisor, told The Post: “Elise did not watch it. However, her office was flooded with messages from thousands of Americans across the political spectrum — Democrats and Republicans — who were appalled and disgusted by the antisemitic trash spewed by unfunny, morally bankrupt ‘comedians.’“SNL made history with the worst cold open ever because everyone knows there is absolutely no humor in the vile answers from the university presidents regarding their failure to condemn calls for the genocide of the Jewish people.”
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