The regularly political Weekend Update segment on “SNL” this week had no shortage of material, starting with the aversion of the U.S. government shutdown and continuing through co-anchor Colin Jost making a Hamburgler joke at President Donald Trump’s expense.
“President Trump reportedly ordered the firing of Robert Mueller last June but backed down when White House counsel threatened to resign,” Jost began. “So he tried to obstruct justice in an obstruction of justice investigation. That’s like getting pulled over for drunk driving and then challenging the cop to a keg stand.
“My concern at this point is that Trump tries to obstruct justice so often and so publicly that it doesn’t even register as a crime anymore.