Trump GOES NUTS After Colin Jost and Michael Che TORCH Him on Live TV in SNL Weekend Update
Donald Trump is once again at the center of a media firestorm after Saturday Night Live stars Colin Jost and Michael Che delivered what many viewers are calling their most brutal on-air takedown yet. During Weekend Update, the two comedians unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of jokes mocking Trump’s rhetoric, behavior, and controversies, triggering massive online backlash and renewed debate over Trump’s public image as he dominates the political spotlight.
The segment that set social media ablaze focused on Trump’s own words being turned against him. Michael Che mocked Trump’s claim that “affordability” was a made-up word by inventing “fat-mentia,” a satirical jab combining weight and cognitive decline that drew explosive laughter from the studio audience. Colin Jost followed up with jokes about Trump’s memory lapses, comparing his mental sharpness to a pill organizer labeled by days of the week. Clips of the moment spread rapidly across X, TikTok, and YouTube within hours.
The ridicule didn’t stop there. Jost and Che skewered Trump’s obsession with accolades and spectacle, joking about a fictional “soccer peace prize” and mocking his self-appointment as chairman of elite cultural institutions. Che landed one of the night’s loudest reactions by asking whether Trump was “a gay man from 1978,” referencing his fixation on disco-era music and The Village People’s “YMCA,” a line that instantly went viral.
Foreign policy and global reputation also became targets. The comedians highlighted growing frustration among European leaders, referencing speeches suggesting the era of unquestioned U.S. leadership — the so-called Pax Americana — is fading under Trump’s influence. Jost joked that Trump’s rally speeches often derail so badly that even his own supporters have to remind him what topic he’s supposed to be discussing, reinforcing a broader narrative of chaos and confusion.
Perhaps most controversially, Weekend Update waded into the Epstein files saga. As heavily redacted documents made headlines, Che mocked the blacked-out pages while Jost delivered biting lines implying Trump appeared repeatedly in discussions surrounding the case. While framed as satire, the jokes reignited online speculation and fueled accusations from Trump critics that transparency is being deliberately avoided — claims Trump allies strongly deny.
By the end of the segment, one thing was clear: Jost and Che had struck a nerve. Supporters hailed the monologue as fearless comedy speaking truth to power, while Trump loyalists accused SNL of partisan attacks and character assassination. With millions of viewers watching live and tens of millions more consuming clips online, the episode underscored a growing reality — late-night comedy has become one of the most influential battlegrounds shaping how Trump is seen by younger and undecided audiences heading into the next political chapter.
