Castmate, Pete Davidson, "missed the target," mocks Dan Crenshaw

" SKenan Thompson, veteran of Aurday Night Live, acknowledged Monday that his casting mate, Pete Davidson, had "missed the target" by making fun of Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw, former member of the Navy SEAL, who had lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan.

"Personally, I would not necessarily go there, but it's difficult when you're catching jokes," said Thompson on NBC's "Today" on the same network that broadcasts "SNL". "That's how people feel. filters out there when they try to go for a good joke or whatever. We try to respect that, but at the same time, when you miss the target, you offend people. You must be a little more aware in my opinion. "

"He definitely missed his target," continued Thompson, whose father is a veteran. "I think it's been more commenting on the fact that the joke may not have landed as hard as he wanted, instead of saying," I do not care about the veterans . "I think Pete is a very humble guy, and he has a big heart.I do not think he wants to offend people.But stand-up are the ones that help us laugh through the most things. Terrible in the first place, so they are still fishing in strange places … it was an unfortunate result. "

Davidson, during Saturday's "Weekend Update" segment, compared Crenshaw to "a big hit in a porn movie" because he was wearing an eye patch to cover his injury.

"I'm sorry, I know he's lost an eye to the war – or whatever," added Davidson.

Crenshaw answered the joke and "SNL" in a tweet.

"Good rule in life: I try not to offend, I try my best not to be offended," he wrote. "That being said, I hope @nbcsnl recognizes that veterinarians do not deserve to see their injuries used to make bad jokes."