“Saturday Night Live” Takes on Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Text Mishap
This weekend, “Saturday Night Live” didn’t hesitate to provide its signature satirical lens on the recent blunder involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In an embarrassing twist, Hegseth inadvertently shared attack plans for a U.S. military strike against Houthi militia fighters in Yemen through a text message that mistakenly included none other than the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. The only question was how the iconic sketch show would approach this unfolding drama.
The opening sketch featured a delightful ensemble including cast members Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman, along with this week’s guest host, Mikey Madison. They portrayed a trio of teenage girls engaged in a lively group chat when they were abruptly interrupted by a shocking message, read aloud by Andrew Dismukes, who took on the role of Hegseth. “FYI: Green light on Yemen raid!” he exclaimed with dramatic flair.
Dismukes, embodying Hegseth, continued to relay the text messages he had sent, announcing, “Tomahawks airborne 15 minutes ago,” while peppering his communications with emojis for added emphasis—“Flag emoji, fire emoji, eggplant.” This humorous take on serious military protocol brought laughter to the audience.
In a moment of comic disbelief, Madison, portraying one of the teenagers, incredulously asked, “Do we know you, bro? This is Jennabelle.” With a light chuckle, Dismukes responded, “Oh, nice! Jennabelle from Defense, right?”
As Nwodim cautioned him about being in the wrong group text, Dismukes jokingly replied, “LOLOLOL could you imagine if that actually happened? Homer disappear into bush GIF.” To further exaggerate the absurdity of the situation, he declared that he was “sending a PDF with updated locations of all our nuclear submarines.”
- Unexpected twists in group chats can lead to hilarious outcomes.
- The use of emojis in serious contexts adds an element of humor.
- SNL’s clever writing provides a satirical commentary on real-life events.
