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SNL’s Weekend Update Jokes About Trump and Israel
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update tackled politics in its Halloween episode as US midterm elections approached.
Colin Jost mocked President Donald Trump’s message urging voters to imagine he was on the ballot while supporting Republicans.
Jost also joked about Trump’s repeated comments on Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s body, and about Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking Trump’s compliments.
Michael Che made a joke about Israel’s election, referring to a record number of people voting and joking about political sides.
The segment was notable because Jost and Che have largely avoided jokes about Israel, a contentious subject amid the war in Gaza.
The show used comedy to address campaign politics and Israel, but no further developments were stated.
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update mocked President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign messages and his comments about candidates’ bodies.
Co-anchor Colin Jost joked that Trump’s party should stop “playing ‘smash or pass’ with each other.”
Michael Che made a joke about Israel’s election during the Halloween edition of the segment.
Variety reported that Jost jokingly grimaced at Che’s Israel joke.
- Who
- Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che.
- What
- They joked about Trump, the midterms and Israel’s election.
- When
- The Halloween edition of Weekend Update; the articles were published on November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Weekend Update joked about Trump’s campaign messages and comments about candidates’ bodies.
Michael Che joked about Israel’s election, and Jost jokingly grimaced.
- Show
- Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update
- Co-anchors
- Colin Jost and Michael Che
- Midterm message cited
- Just close your eyes and pretend I’m on the ballot
- Israel election joke
- Che referred to a record number of voters
- Publication date
- November 1, 2026
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What people are saying
Your party is about to lose the midterms. Stop playing ‘smash or pass’ with each other.
This week, a record number of people voted in Israel’s election — which is great to see, regardless of if you’re on the right side, or the left side, or the gentle side.
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Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che!