Weekend Update on the GOP Tax Plan - SNL - YouTube

Channel: Saturday Night Live

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♪♪♪ >>> IT'S "WEEKEND UPDATE" WITH
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COLIN JOST, AND MICHAEL CHE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
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>> WELCOME TO "WEEKEND UPDATE" I'M MICHAEL CHE.
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>> I'M COLIN JOST. >> WELL, THE GOOD NEWS FOR
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PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THAT HIS TAX PLAN JUST PASSED THE SENATE.
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THE BAD NEWS IS HE MIGHT NOT BE PRESIDENT LONG ENOUGH TO SIGN
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IT. >> FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY
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ADVISER MICHAEL FLYNN PLED GUILTY TO CHARGES THAT HE LIED
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TO THE FBI DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION OF TRUMP'S TIES TO
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RUSSIA. OR AS FOX NEWS REPORTED IT, DID
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HILLARY CLINTON SECRETLY JOIN ISIS?
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YOU KNOW, THESE DAYS I HAVE TO SAY IT'S JUST REFRESHING TO SEE
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A POWERFUL MAN PLEAD GUILTY FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T SEXUAL
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HARASSMENT. WHEN I HEARD FLYNN WAS IN
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TROUBLE I WAS LIKE, WAIT, HE ONLY LIED TO THE FBI?
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HE DIDN'T ALSO WHIP IT OUT DURING A MEETING?
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WHAT A SOLID GUY. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP KNEW WE HAD A
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SHOW TONIGHT SO HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GO ON TWITTER AND DO
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HALF OF OUR JOB FOR US. HE SAID, "I
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HAD TO FIRE GENERAL FLYNN BECAUSE HE LIED TO THE VICE
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PRESIDENT AND THE FBI." OH, THANKS MAN, I GOT IT FROM
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HERE. SO YOU KNEW FLYNN LIED AND THEN
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ASKED COMEY TO STOP HIS INVESTIGATION?
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THAT'S OBSTRUCTION. WHO'S YOUR LAWYER?
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OH, RIGHT, THE OATMEAL GUY. YOU KNOW, THE SAD THING IS AS
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BAD AS THIS LOOKS, THIS IS STILL DONALD TRUMP WE'RE TALKING
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ABOUT. AND I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY, "OH,
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THERE'S NO WAY TRUMP WALKS FROM THIS ONE" AT LEAST 38 TIMES
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ALREADY. BUT THAT SLIPPERY BASTARD IS
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SOMEHOW STILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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WHAT ELSE DOES THE FBI NEED? THEY HAVE LIKE A 95% CONVICTION
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RATE, A HIGH-RANKING SNITCH, AND A VOLUNTEERED CONFESSION ON
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TWITTER. SO IF DONALD TRUMP ISN'T IN
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PRISON BRAIDING SOME BLACK DUDE'S HAIR, THEN DAMN IT, I
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WANT THE OATMEAL GUY AS MY LAWYER, TOO.
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[ APPLAUSE ] >> AFTER NEWS OF FLYNN'S PLEA
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BROKE, FORMER FBI JAMES COMEY TWEETED A BIBLICAL VERSE SAYING,
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"BUT LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATERS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS LIKE AN
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EVER-FLOWING STREAM." IT'S A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT,
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NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT JAMES COMEY, WE CAN ALL AGREE
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HE'S A HUMONGOUS DORK. ALSO HIS USE OF THE PHRASE
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"EVER-FLOWING STREAM" MAKES ME THINK HE HAS SEEN THE RUSSIAN
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PY PEE TAPE. >> THE SENATE VOTED TO PASS THE
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$1.5 TRILLION TAX REFORM BILL AT 2:00 THIS MORNING THAT EXPERTS
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SAY WOULD ADD OVER $1 TRILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT.
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WOW, I KNEW TRUMP WAS GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY LIKE A BUSINESS,
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I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO RUN IT LIKE ONE OF HIS
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BUSINESSES. IT'S ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THE
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PLAN WILL GIVE HUGE TAX CUTS TO HOUSEHOLDS MAKING OVER $1
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MILLION A YEAR. OF COURSE, ALL OF THAT MONEY
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WILL EVENTUALLY TRICKLE DOWN, FIRST FROM RICH PARENTS TO THEIR
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KIDS, AND THEN FROM THOSE KIDS TO THEIR MOLLY DEALERS AT
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COACHELLA. >> ONCE THE REPUBLICANS GET
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THIS TAX BILL PASSED THEY WON'T NEED HIM ANYMORE.
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THEY'VE GOTTEN WHAT THEY WANTED. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY LIKE YOU.
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YOU DON'T THINK IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD THAT THEY PASSED THIS BILL
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AT 2:00 A.M. WITHOUT EVEN READING IT THE SAME NIGHT THEY
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FOUND OUT FLYNN WAS ROLLING ON THEM?
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I MEAN, IT'S LIKE YOUR FAMILY WOKE YOU UP AT 2:00 A.M. SAYING,
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"WE NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS WILL TONIGHT."
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"CAN I READ IT FIRST?" "NO TIME."
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>> PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO HINTED IN A TWEET THIS WEEK THAT MSNBC
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ANCHOR JOE SCARBROUGH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR AN UNSOLVED
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MURDER. CAN WE JUST TAKE A SECOND TO
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APPRECIATE THAT THAT STORY BARELY EVEN REGISTERED AS NEWS?
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AT ANY OTHER TIME IN HISTORY, THE PRESIDENT "PRESIDENT OPENLY
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ACCUSES MAN OF MURDER" WOULD PROBABLY MAKE THE FRONT PAGE.
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NOW IT'S JUST PART OF THE WHACKY NEWS CORNER RIGHT NEXT TO "LOCAL
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SQUIRREL LEARNS KARATE" AND NORTH KOREA CAN NOW NUKE ALL OF
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U.S. >> YOUTUBE HAS REMOVED MORE THAN
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150,000 VIDEOS DUE TO DISTURBING CONTENT INVOLVING CHILDREN.
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BUT IF YOU STILL WANT TO WATCH DISTURBING CONTENT INVOLVING
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CHILDREN THERE IS ALWAYS THE ALABAMA SENATE RACE.
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OH, YEAH. >> TRUMP CRITICIZED ROY MOORE'S
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DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT DOUG JONES AS A "CHUCK SCHUMER PUPPET."
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BUT CLEARLY HE'S NOT A CHUCK SCHUMER PUPPET.
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STATLER FROM THE MUPPETS -- THAT'S A CHUCK SCHUMER PUPPET.
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>> THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT ERUPTED IN ANGER AFTER PRESIDENT
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TRUMP RETWEETED ANTI-MUSLIM VIDEOS FROM A BRITISH HATE
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GROUP. HERE TO RESPOND IS BRITISH PRIME
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MINISTER, THERESA MAY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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>> HELLO, COLIN. IT'S LOVELY TO BE HERE.
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THE UNITED KINGDOM SENDS ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE SPECIAL
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FRIENDSHIP THAT WE SHARE. >> REALLY?
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BECAUSE THINGS SEEM TO BE A LITTLE TENSE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN
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YOU AND PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> UH-HUH, BUT YOU KNOW THE
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BRITS, STIFF UPPER LIP. WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH TRUMP,
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IT'S MORE AKIN TO STIFF UPPER LIP, LOWER LIP, STIFF ARMS,
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LEGS, AND YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH PLAYING DEAD.
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BUT THE BRITISH PEOPLE KNOW I CAN GIVE IT AS GOOD AS I GET IT.
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I'M NOT AFRAID OF A LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA FIST TO CUFFS.
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>> YEAH, YOU AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, I SAW, REALLY GOT INTO IT
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ON TWITTER. >> YES, AND I'VE NEVER FELT MORE
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ALIVE. I SAW THOSE DREADFUL MUSLIM
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RETWEETS AND I PUT THAT MAN ON BLAST.
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LISTEN TO THIS EPIC TAKEDOWN. [ CLEARS THROAT ]
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"IT IS WRONG FOR THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE DONE THIS."
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[ LAUGHTER ] SAVAGE.
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FLAME EMOJI. I'M PRACTICALLY A TROLL NOW.
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>> RIGHT. YEAH, AND THEN TRUMP RESPONDED
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TO YOUR STATEMENT WITH A TWEET TELLING YOU TO BACK OFF.
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>> YES, BUT THE BITCH TAGGED THE WRONG THERESA MAY.
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THAT'S INTERNET 101, BABY. IT'S THRILLING TO ENGAGE IN A
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FLAME WAR, TO DUNK ON THE THIRSTY BITCH.
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OH, IT'S ELECTRIC. I'M HARD.
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I'M ACTUALLY HARD. >> WOW, I GOTTA SAY, YOU SOUND
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LIKE A WHOLE NEW THERESA MAY. >> MM-HMM, YES, I'M ON A ROLL
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NOW. WHO ELSE WANTS TO GO A FEW
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ROUNDS WITH THERESA MAYWEATHER? KIM JONG-UN?
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TAKE THIS TWEET. MR. KIM JONG-UN, GOOD SIR, DO
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GROW UP. #PLEASE."
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>> PRETTY GOOD. >> TALK ABOUT GETTING OWNED.
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AND VLADIMIR PUTIN. JUST THIS.
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THE SIDE EYE EMOJI. HE KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS.
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IT'S CALLED SHADE, COLIN. HE WILL BE FREAKING, I ASSURE
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YOU. AND THEN I'LL FOLLOW IT UP WITH
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A VERY THREATENING EGG PLANT. >> PRIME MINISTER, DO YOU KNOW
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WHAT THAT MEANS? >> YES.
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EAT YOUR VEGETABLES. YOU HEAR THAT?
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HOW YOU LIKE US NOW? BRITAIN IS BACK, BABY.
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THERESA MAY BE STRONG, AND BELOVED BY ALL.
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I'M GOING FULL TRUMP. AND EVEN MY OWN PEOPLE AREN'T
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SAFE. LOOK AT THIS THREAD I WROTE ON
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PRINCE HARRY. "CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
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UPCOMING NUPTIALS. BUT CHECK IT -- SHE OUT YOUR
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LEAGUE. YOU LOOK LIKE ED SHEERAN, MINUS
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THE ABILITIES. NEVERTHELESS, WOULD BANG."
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>> THERESA MAY, EVERYONE.