'SNL' Weekend Update puts Trump's insignificance into perspective

"In three months, Trump will just be another guy yelling conspiracy theories in the background."
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'SNL' Weekend Update puts Trump's insignificance into perspective
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"The most important thing about Donald Trump losing this election is that, pretty soon, we will never have to listen to Donald Trump again."

Reality might not tie itself up quite so neatly, but amen Colin Jost.

Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update took a look at the 2020 election and Trump's loss, which inched closer to being official as major news networks called the race for Joe Biden on Saturday morning. These news sketches don't always land, but this one in particular is downright cathartic. After four years of bullying and harmful behavior from the White House, co-hosts Michael Che and Jost laid into the soon-to-be-former president.

The barb that probably cut Trump the deepest belongs to Jost: "Before Trump was president, no one ever cared what he said. No one was ever like, 'Oh I wonder what the least successful real estate developer in New York thinks about this.' In three months, Trump will just be another guy yelling conspiracy theories in the background."

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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