Saturday Night Live called out Donald Trump‘s refusal to recognize Russia’s tampering of the election in a cold open that saw Alec Baldwin reprise the role of the President-elect as well as John Goodman appear as Secretary of State pick Rex Tillerson. The Christmas-timed sketch opens with “Trump” discussing his final cabinet choices before asking in regards to the role of president, “Can I just do it three days a week like Howard Stern does?” The sketch also mocked Trump’s “unpresidented” Twitter gaffe Saturday morning. Soon after, a shirtless Vladimir Putin (SNL‘s Beck Bennett) comes down the Trump Tower chimney, hauling a bag of presents like Santa Claus. “Vladimir, come in, it’s so great to finally meet in person,” Trump says. “I composed an email to you but I haven’t even sent it yet.” “I know,” Putin smirks before buttering up Trump by calling him “the best candidate… the smartest candidate… the Manchurian candidate,” a nod to the 1962 thriller about brainwashed soldiers. Related Why We Must Investigate Russian Influence on the Election Related ‘Let It Bleed’: Why the Stones’ Nastiest Masterpiece Feels Right on Time Neil Young’s Essential Albums “I don’t know what that means but it sounds tremendous,”… Read full this story
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