Saturday Night Live denounced Vice President Mike Pence’s Covid-19 vaccination, saying six months ago that the United States, which registered record coronavirus numbers this week, was “winning the battle against the invisible enemy.”
“I’m sure all Americans are excited to see me, the man who distributed Covid everywhere, get one of the first vaccines,” said Pence, played by Beck Bennett.
The vice president, who chairs the White House coronavirus task force, sought to reassure Americans who have doubts about the vaccine’s safety.
“I want to reassure the American people that this vaccine is completely safe and harmless,” he said. “That’s why President Trump refuses to talk about it.”
Pence apologized to the president. “He may not be president anymore, but he still cares about not going to jail,” he said.
Pence said the vaccination was painless, meanwhile.
“For the past four years,” he said, “I haven’t felt anything — just watched the land burn.”
Elected Vice President Kamala Harris joined the fight and Pence asked her, “How did you end up in the White House?”
“I’ve won more votes,” she said.
President-elect Joe Biden (Alex Moffatt) joined the others and announced that change was imminent.
“You’re about to have a real leader again,” he said. “And you’re about to have the most diverse cabinet in the history of American politics.”
Harris was quick to put in some fine print: “I’ll make sure Joe never specifies what he means by miscellaneous,” she said. “That’s my Christmas present to you, America.”
The “Weekend Update” news segment has been more critical of the White House, with co-host Colin Jost reminiscent of President Donald Trump’s “greatest moments in office”.
A montage of the moments was when Trump raised a bottle of water to his lips with both hands, said, “Look at my African American here” and made fun of a disabled reporter.
“America don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,” said Jost. “And then probably cry a little.”
