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The White House offered a blistering response to “Saturday Night Live” after it cracked an assassination joke at the expense of President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During Saturday’s “Weekend Update” segment, cast member Michael Che set up the joke by noting that Trump attended the opening night performance of “Chicago” at the Trump Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n

“I think that’s cool that the president is going to the theater. I mean \u2014 what’s the worst that could happen?” Che said with a grin, referencing the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, which sparked massive cheers from the liberal audience.<\/p>\n

\u2018SNL\u2019 MOCKS ICE IN \u2018WEEKEND UPDATE\u2019 AFTER CUTTING MINNEAPOLIS SEGMENT IN PREVIOUS EPISODE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

White House spokesman Davis Ingle swatted the long-running NBC program, telling Fox News Digital, “‘Saturday Night Live’ hasn\u2019t been a good television show since President Trump hosted it.”<\/p>\n

Trump, who starred on NBC’s “The Apprentice” for many years before he entered politics, famously hosted “SNL” in 2015 during the height of the Republican primary race.<\/p>\n

JIMMY KIMMEL’S TRUMP, MELANIA DIGS AT OSCARS ‘FELL FLAT’ WITH CRITICS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“SNL” landed in hot water last month for a sketch mocking Tourette syndrome<\/a> in reference to a viral moment from this year’s British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs).<\/p>\n

Tourette syndrome is a motor disorder<\/u><\/a> that manifests itself in various movement and vocal tics, depending on the person. John Davidson, who has\u00a0severe Tourette syndrome<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and was the inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated biographical film “I Swear,” was heard shouting the n-word while Black actors Michael B. Jordan<\/a> and Delroy Lindo were on stage.<\/p>\n

“SNL” lampooned the ordeal in a sketch that was cut for time<\/u><\/a>, with canceled or scandal-ridden celebrities like Mel Gibson, Louis CK, Bill Cosby<\/a>, Kanye West<\/a> and Armie Hammer<\/a> claiming Tourette syndrome caused their backlash-inducing incidents or comments.<\/p>\n

TOURETTE’S CHARITY FURIOUS OVER NEGATIVE ATTENTION TO CONDITION AFTER BAFTAS SLUR INCIDENT, ‘SNL’ SKIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tourettes Action CEO Emma McNally, the head of a leading charity<\/u><\/a> dedicated to supporting individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families, blasted the sketch as “not acceptable” in an email to Deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Mocking a disability is never acceptable. It would not be tolerated for any other condition, and it should not be tolerated by people with Tourette\u2019s,” McNally told Deadline.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/white-house-fires-back-snl-after-michael-che-cracks-trump-assassination-joke-during-weekend-update <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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