Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che told the coldest joke of the night during “Weekend Update,” at the expense of Trump’s alleged health problems.
“This week, President Trump claimed that ‘affordability’ is a new word made up by Democrats to hurt him,” Che said. “But if Democrats really wanted to make up a word specifically to hurt Trump, it would probably be ‘Fatmentia.’”
Che showed a fake screenshot of a dictionary definition, making clear that “Fatmentia” indeed referred to both Trump’s weight and his apparent cognitive decline.
The joke comes after months of media scrutiny of Trump’s physical and mental health, with many outlets following the Daily Beast’s lead in investigating the issue.
Co-anchor Colin Jost also made fun of Trump’s alleged mental decline:
“In a new interview, President Trump said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s days are numbered, as opposed to Trump, whose days are lettered,” Jost said. He showed a picture of a weekly pill organizer box.
“Trump also said that the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery could be a problem, adding, ‘Bribe!’” Jost joked.
The line referred to the previous settlements that media companies have made with Trump. In July, Paramount settled a flimsy lawsuit for $16 million, a move that late-night hosts such as Stephen Colbert alleged was a “big fat bribe” given to secure their merger with Skydance Media.
Jost added about Trump’s apparent concerns about the Netflix/Warner Bros. merger, “In response, Netflix is offering Trump one night with the Demon Hunters.”
Jost also ripped into Trump for rambling at a rally on Tuesday and having to be reminded by the audience that he was talking about the price of eggs.
“I love that the president lost his train of thought, and someone in the crowd had to remind him his train of thought was eggs,” Jost said.
Jost continued, “As you can see from the sign behind him, the theme of the rally was ‘lower prices, bigger paychecks.’ Which is much better than his original economic message, ‘Not my fault, sell your blood.’”
