Posted on 01/04/2026 2:34:57 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Colin Jost gave a scathing impression of the scandal-entrenched Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a Saturday Night Live Cold Open segment.
The comedian, who rarely appears on the late-night show beyond Weekend Update, depicted a high-strung and aggressive Hegseth clumsily soft-pedaling his alleged war crimes against Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats.
Jost's Hegseth strutted to the podium at a press conference as wrestling-intro music blared - before chugging an energy drink and slamming it on the ground.
'First things first, where's the fatties?' he intensely asked the room full of baffled reporters during Saturday night's episode - which was criticized by conservatives as a flop.
After insulting one of the reporters about their weight, Hegseth's character delved into the air strikes he approved on the Venezuelan drug ships in September.
'Now listen up, as you've probably read in some gay newspaper, we're now at war with Venezuela,' he bizarrely began.
'Now, you got questions for me? Fine. Pretend I'm a random fishing boat and fire away.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Until someone mentions them here I forget they even exist.
“War crimes”
No bias there.
“scandal-entrenched Secretary of War Pete Hegseth”?
Pathetic liars at the DM.
Best post! Couldn’t find a thing. He was so...perfect.
What "scandals"? What the hell are they even talking about?
It's her 3rd, and it probably won't be her last.
I thought his hegseth impersonation was great !
Yeah, America is one again where the captain of the football team &$*%s the head cheerleader. We’re winning and his impression of Hegseth is that of a man who is used to winning.
Hell yeah.
The magnificent performance of our military in Midnight Hammer and in Venezuela count for nothing according to the elitist snobs of the left.
Secretary Hegseth can provide better comedy by prosecuting the seditious astronaut and the general who felt beholden to China. I’d chuckle for weeks if they ended up swaying as examples.
I wasn’t aware Hegseth was scandal entrenched. Typical Daily Mail hogwash.
Have they mentioned the democrat leftist “scandals” in Minnesota? I bet it hasn’t been mentioned, and if it has, it will be treated as though the scandal is all a lie.
I’m old enough to remember when people didn’t base their world-views on the antics of buffoons.
And as a result, people to this day think Gerald Ford was clumsy. He wasn't. Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase was lying.
Does anybody actually watch that show?
No.
“the scandal-entrenched Secretary of War Pete Hegseth“
What BS. The Daily Mail always comes through.
He can have that pig nosed commie.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.