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The sketch parodied the misinformation being spread by Fox News personalities about the refugees.
In the Nov. 3 Saturday Night Live cold open Kate McKinnon reprinted her impression of Fox News host Laura Ingraham to discuss the migrant caravan, perpetuating what Seth Meyers dubbed Trump's "scaremongering" about the refugees.
"All of a sudden, the term nationalist is bad," McKinnon's Ingraham lamented. "The word white is bad. The phrase white nationalist is bad. "
Her first guest was Cecily Strong as Judge Jeanine Pirro, whose rant about the caravan was similarly loaded with racism and myths. "What will happen when they get here?" McKinnon's Ingraham asked. "Just look at this footage of the caravans crossing into Mexico," Strong's Pirro said a bit about Brad Pitt movie World War Z.
Former sheriff of Milwaukee County David Clarke, played by Kenan Thompson, was the next guest, and he was similarly warned of the "dangers" of the caravan and showed a clip that was just aerial footage of crabs on a beach. When Ingraham asked who the sources were, Thompson's Clarke replied, "the crows from Dumbo. "
The cold open also parodied conservative attempts at voting suppression, with McKinnon's Ingraham presenting a new segment called "Fox News Tips For Black and Hispanic Voters." The tips included never voting on Tuesdays and an explanation that the "R" next to candidates' names means "really Democrat."
"Let's find out what's really happening with this caravan." #SNL pic.twitter.com/qNsEBTssA0
– Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 4, 2018
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