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SNL Jokes It Is Offering Promo Help to Trump and Hegseth

Original: 'S.N.L.' Offers Last-Minute Promo Help to Trump and Hegseth https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/arts/television/snl-offer

The New York Times reports that Saturday Night Live aired a satirical sketch offering last-minute promotional assistance to Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth ahead of the midterm elections. The bit skewered the White House's media strategy as the campaign season enters its final stretch, drawing attention for its political punchlines.

Why now: The sketch lands just before the midterm elections, when political satire about Trump and his administration draws wide interest.

Saturday Night LiveDonald TrumpPete HegsethNew York Times

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• 'S.N.L.' Offers Last-Minute Promo Help to Trump and Hegseth https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/arts/television/snl-offers-midterm-promo-help-to-trump-and-hegseth.html # Arts # Television # Comedy · nyt_arts@robot.villas · 2

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