Colin Jost Welcomes ‘Dawn Of A New Era’ With A Bright Trump Quip On ‘Weekend Update’ – HuffPost
“Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost clowned Donald Trump over his official inaugural portrait just days before he takes the oath of office on Monday.“Well, guys, it is the dawn of a new era. Donald Trump released his official inaugural portrait, and the photo was lit, I assume, by hell opening up,” quipped the co-host of the “Saturday Night Live” news segment.He joked that the president-elect, whose portrait sparked comparisons with his 2023 mugshot, was trying to “look so hardcore” in the photo that he’s “surprised he didn’t add a parental advisory and a durag” to it.“And then Trump also released the official portrait of JD Vance,” Jost added as an image of a silhouette atop a transparent background flashed to the side of him.Co-host Michael Che then stepped in to poke fun at the inauguration ceremony being moved inside the U.S. Capitol building due to freezing temperatures.“Hey, just like last time,” Che quipped as an image from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack appeared on screen.He later noted that Monday’s inauguration falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.“And if Dr. King were alive today, I bet Trump would walk right up to him and say, ‘Oh snap, it’s Ben Carson,’” Che joked.Watch more of “Weekend Update” in the clips below.The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won’t back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.Would you help us provide essential information to our readers? We can’t do it without you.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.
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