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This week, "Saturday Night Live" continued its portrayal of Eric Trump as the president's dimwitted sound. He and Donald Trump Jr. – Portrayed by Alex Moffat and Mikey Day, respectively – filled in "Weekend Update" host Colin Jost on what they had been up to for the past few months.
"For me, it was running the Trump Organization, breaking ground on a new Trump property," Don Jr. started, before Eric cut in: "And I had swim lessons!"
President Don Jr. said, while Eric is convinced that he has been told to "stay home." Don Jr. making landfall any time soon, which I'm sure makes everyone sad here at SNL, 'Saturday Night Liberals.' "
The buzziest Trump news of the week earned when Jost asked the brothers about President Trump had "participated in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud."
Don Jr. responded, in a matter-of-fact tone: "Okay, yes. Our grandfather gave our father gifts over the years. But it was not to be avoided, it was to – "
"Evade taxes! "Eric interjected, after which Don Jr. attempted to distract him by teaching him how to play with a puppet.
In March, The Washington Post's Dan Zak ruminated on why SNL chooses to portray the Trump brothers as it does:
In reality, Donald Trump Jr. is a 40-year-old father of a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and Eric is 34, a new father and a graduate of Georgetown University. They are Executive Vice Presidents of the Trump Organization. They are essentially running the family business while their father runs the country.
None of this matters in the eyes of partisans and satirists. After 25 years of young daughters in the White House, America finally has a first family with grown men to pick on. And the trump brothers, as swaggering, slick-haired trustees of real-estate and reality-TV wealth, would seem perfect for a ribbing, however imprecise, on SNL.
The "Weekend Update" also features another member of the MAGA universe – last week's musical guest, Kanye West. Pete Davidson showed up to share his reaction to the Trump rant West delivered after the show, according to Davidson, "[Michael] Che's black, but I'm crazy, and we both know which side of Kanye is at the wheel right now.
What West Said was "one of the most awkward things we've seen here," Davidson continued, "and I've seen Chevy Chase speak to an intern." He denied West's claims that SNL cast and crew members had "bullied" him for wearing a Make America Great Again hat. He also called the rapper for saying that Democrats broke up black families to promote welfare.
"Kanye, I know you're, like, 'This is the real me, I'm off the meds,'" he said. "Take 'em! There's no shame in the medicine game. "
Davidson concludes his portion of the segment by putting on a red hat with white block-print words on it that read, "MAKE KANYE 2006 AGAIN."
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