Donald Trump had a tough one final week. He handily received the New Hampshire main, however one way or the other that solely made him angrier. There was that second defamation trial involving author E. Jean Carroll, which ended with him ordered to pay her $83.3 million. If that weren’t dangerous sufficient, his thoughts continued to soften. The previous president has been saying saying one inexplicable factor after one other, together with one mind fart that caught the eye of SNL Weekend Replace.
On Saturday’s installment, co-anchor Colin Jost addressed a clip of Trump speaking about reining in banks, which might be a genuinely respectable factor to do if solely he hadn’t worryingly made up a non-existent time period.
“However we’re additionally going to position sturdy protections to cease banks and regulators from attempting to de-bank you,” Trump advised a crowd in New Hampshire final week. “They wanna de-bank you and we’re going to de-bank.”
“I don’t know what the hell de-bank means,” Jost cracked, “however he may need to take de-ambulance to see de-doctor.”
Trump spouting made-up phrases like “de-bank” is a part of a worrying pattern — so worrying that his final remaining GOP rival has even pointed it out.
“After the New Hampshire main, Nikki Haley attacked Donald Trump and referred to as out his ‘senior moments,’” stated co-anchor Michael Che. “Which made Trump so indignant he virtually ripped off the security rails on his rest room.”
Trump’s lawsuit additionally got here up, with Jost arguing that $83.3 million shouldn’t be a giant deal for him. “Trump is a billionaire, so clearly he instantly hit up your grandma for 5 bucks,” he advised the group.
Jost additionally identified that that sum reveals “how unlikeable he’s,” including for “perspective” that “O.J. Simpson solely needed to pay $33 million for double homicide.”
Interjected Che, “He didn’t even do it.”
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