Saturday Night Live throws cold water on impeachment

Published October 1, 2019 6:16pm ET



Saturday Night Live returned to NBC over the weekend for its 45th season and, surprisingly, the show had something worthwhile to say about media coverage of the Trump presidency.

SNL’s season debut episode was relentlessly skeptical. Between a side-splitting mock Democratic town hall and a spoof of cable news political panels, it felt like Saturday Night Live’s first attempt to temper expectations on the downfall of President Trump amid an impeachment inquiry.

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