Saturday Night time Reside’s Weekend Replace co-anchor, Michael Che, kicks off the section early this week. The comic slammed President Donald Trump and the federal authorities relating to his latest meals stamp cutoff hours earlier than tonight’s present.
In a submit on Che’s official Instagram account, he voiced his opinion relating to the upsetting information. The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) revealed that funding (between 8 and 9 billion USD per thirty days) for November’s SNAP advantages has run out as a result of authorities shutdown. Starting November 1, 2025, over 40 million US residents are prone to having their advantages paused for the foreseeable future.
Che revealed in his submit that this was private. Rising up, he relied on meals stamps to outlive, so seeing individuals in want having them stripped away hit near house. “This SNAP freeze is admittedly f***ed up,” he acknowledged. “I grew up on free cheese and powdered milk and ready to your pals to depart the shop so that they gained’t see me pay with stamps. That sh*t ain’t as glamorous because it sounds. I promise.”
The SNL star additionally justifiably criticized those that really celebrated the latest information and firmly acknowledged that individuals have to cease judging residents who’re simply attempting to outlive. “This nation is constructed on grasping mom*ckers taking shortcuts and gaming the system to their profit, however for some cause, when poor individuals discover a technique to flip a nickel right into a dime, they’re judged extra severely, particularly blacks.” His submit stated that everybody ought to put their political variations apart and draw the road at private assaults with regards to feeding the poor.
Though Trump claimed simply final evening (October 31 on the time of this text’s publication) that it was an “honor to offer the funding” and bragged about financially serving to different organizations, two federal judges determined that the administration wanted to make use of the $6 billion that was put aside.
Che and Colin Jost’s Weekend Replace will air on November 1’s Saturday Night time Reside episode at 11:30 PM ET and eight:30 PM PT.
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October 11, 1975
- Showrunner
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Lorne Michaels
- Administrators
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Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, Liz Patrick, Andy Warhol, Linda Lee Cadwell, Matthew Meshekoff, Paul Miller, Robert Altman, Robert Smigel
- Writers
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Will Forte, Invoice Hader, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Chris Parnell, Asa Taccone, John Lutz, Tom Schiller, Simon Wealthy, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Nicki Minaj, Herbert Sargent, Matt Piedmont, John Solomon, Chris Kelly, Alan Zweibel, Kent Sublette, Ari Katcher, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schnedier, Scott Jung, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis, Rhiannon Bryan