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'SNL' Weekend Update covers Pentagon leaks, asks why everyone keeps crying around Trump?

"Why is everyone in Trump's stories crying?"
By Chance Townsend  on 
Weekend Update host Colin Jost next to a chyron of Airman Jake Teixeira
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update routinely covers the hottest and most pressing news from the past week and last night was no different.

The segment started with the biggest news: the man who leaked national secrets has been identified and arrested. Jake Teixeira of the Massachusetts Air National Guard leaked classified Pentagon documents on social media to impress his friends in a group chat he started named "Thug Shaker Central."

"Thug Shaker Central is also what Colin calls Atlanta," host Michael Che jokes. Che continues by saying that President Biden downplayed the leaks because "when you're over 80, a couple of leaks is nothing to be embarrassed about."

The segment continues with co-host Colin Jost wondering why every time former President Donald Trump tells stories, someone is always crying.

"It never sounds like excited crying, like when teenagers see BTS," Jost says. "It sounds more like sacred crying, like when hostages see Jigsaw."

Other big news Jost and Che satirize include Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' undisclosed ties to conservative billionaire Harlon Crow and a potential 2024 presidential campaign by South Carolina senator Tim Scott.

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Chance Townsend
Weekend Editor

Currently residing in Denton, Texas, Chance Townsend is Mashable's Weekend Editor. He is currently pursuing a Master's in Journalism at the University of North Texas with the bulk of his research primarily focused on online communities, dating apps, and professional wrestling.

In his free time, he's an avid cook, loves to sleep, and "enjoys" watching the Lions and Pistons break his heart on a weekly basis. If you have any stories or recipes that might be of interest you can reach him by email at [email protected]


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