{"id":45653,"date":"2026-04-09T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45653"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:02:04","slug":"white-house-mocks-on-saturday-night-live-after-michael-che-makes-trump-assassination-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45653","title":{"rendered":"White House Mocks on &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; After Michael Che Makes Trump Assassination Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The\u00a0White House pushed back on\u00a0NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> after comedian Michael Che made an assassination joke about President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cPresident Trump attended the opening night of Chicago at the Kennedy Center, and I think that\u2019s cool that the president is going to the theater. I mean, what\u2019s the worst that could happen?\u201d Che <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/04\/05\/video-saturday-night-live-audience-cheers-trump-assassination-joke\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0during SNL\u2019s <em>Weekend Update<\/em> segment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>Notably, the <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> cast member\u2019s remarks \u2014 which elicited an outpouring of cheers among the left-wing studio audience \u2014 were a blatant reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p>As many may recall, President Trump survived two assassination attempts while on the campaign trail in 2024, one which resulted in his<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">White House spokesman Davis Ingle fired back, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/white-house-fires-back-snl-after-michael-che-cracks-trump-assassination-joke-during-weekend-update\">telling<\/a> Fox News, \u201c<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> hasn\u2019t been a\u00a0good television show since President Trump hosted it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2040841839100477941\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/2040841839100477941\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Trump famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PkLzSLkYnGc&amp;list=PLS_gQd8UB-hKUj_gOhNspGhsk1TSenBrs&amp;index=2\">hosted<\/a> SNL\u00a0during the Republican primary race, quipping, \u201cPeople think I\u2019m controversial, but the truth is, I\u2019m a nice guy. I don\u2019t hold grudges against anybody, like Rosie O\u2019Donnell,\u201d sparking laughter among the audience members \u2014 before the entertainment industry\u2019s vitriol for the president kicked into high gear.<\/p>\n<p>But the White House\u00a0spokesman has a point, as viewers don\u2019t appear to find <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> as funny as they once did.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0SNL\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/03\/02\/saturday-night-live-under-fire-for-disgusting-and-shameful-sketch-mocking-baftas-n-word-controversy\/\">faced backlash<\/a> for what\u00a0social media users call a \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cshameful\u201d sketch that featured comedians playing celebrities justifying their past scandals by blaming them on Tourette syndrome \u2014 in reference to the racial slur controversy at this year\u2019s British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The sketch poked fun at John Davidson \u2014 a Scottish man who inspired the BAFTA-nominated biopic <em>I Swear<\/em>, a film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31514146\/\">about<\/a> struggling with alienation from his peers after being diagnosed with Tourette\u2019s syndrome at a young age \u2014 who involuntarily shouted the N-word at the awards ceremony, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/02\/23\/jamie-foxx-the-man-with-tourettes-who-shouted-the-n-word-at-baftas-meant-that-st\/\">sparking outrage<\/a> among those who are not familiar with the condition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p>Tourettes Action CEO Emma McNally, who heads a leading charity dedicated to\u00a0supporting those with Tourette syndrome, slammed SNL, writing, \u201cI want to be completely clear here THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/snl-bafta-sketch-criticized-tourettes-charity-1236741030\/\">an email<\/a> to Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMocking a disability is never acceptable,\u201d\u00a0McNally added at the time. \u201cIt would not be tolerated for any other condition, and it should not be tolerated by people with Tourette\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. 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