"Colin Jost's version of Pete Hegseth does. Cook's "Superfinger" is apparently our official declaration of war against Venezuela, per last night's cold open on Saturday Night Live. Jost's version of Hegseth is WWE Attitude Era aggro, as evidenced by the fact he has a walk-on song. "So I stand by Pete, and nothing can change my mind," he says. "Unless, of course, it could hurt me in any way. In which aes, I'll throw him under one of Mamdani's free busses." Man, he is crushing hard."
"And while he won't officially comment on the death toll of the extrajudicial drone strikes on fishing boats, he did say "Let's just say if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we've killed, I'd really like that number of drinks." And where is Trump (James Austin Johnson) during all this? Asleep in the corner, having sex dreams about Zohran Mamdani."
Colin Jost portrayed Pete Hegseth as a WWE Attitude Era–style hawk with a walk-on song and Dane Cook's "Superfinger" framed as a mock declaration of war against Venezuela. The character refused to officially address the death toll from extrajudicial drone strikes on fishing boats, instead making a flippant quip about having a drink for every Venezuelan killed. James Austin Johnson's Trump was shown asleep and distracted, fantasizing about Zohran Mamdani while professing loyalty to Pete that would evaporate if it became politically harmful. The cold open blended aggressive satire, dark humor, and political caricature.
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