SNL's 'Weekend Update' roasts Biden's Ukraine trip and Trump's East Palestine visit

Trump-branded water got a shoutout.
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update whipped through the news of the week, landing great jokes about pretty much all the major headlines. Co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che addressed President Joe Biden's trip to Ukraine, former President Donald Trump's visit to East Palestine, Ohio, Tucker Carlson's January 6 video, and much, much more.

The duo especially focused on Trump's visit to the train derailment in the small town in Ohio, which resulted in a potentially dangerous chemical burn-off. The former president dropped in, criticized Biden, and handed out water branded with his logo.

"While visiting the disaster site, Trump also gave out bottles of Trump-branded water," Jost said. "Said residents, 'Thanks, but we'd rather drink the toxic train water."

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Tim Marcin
Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).


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