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SNL’s Jost Roasts Pentagon Pete’s Embarrassing Workout Video
- Colin Jost returns as Pete Hegseth in a Saturday Night Live cold open, roasting military bravado.
- The sketch riffs on Hegseth’s workout videos and his public bravado.
- The cold open also introduces Ashley Padilla as Kristi Noem in a recurring role.
- Jeremy Culhane debuts as Vice President JD Vance, replacing Bowen Yang.
- Trump makes a meta joke about the cast change within the sketch.
- The cold open also features a return of Kristi Noem and a jab at Minneapolis clashes.
- The piece notes the inclusion of a broader Trump-era political context in the joke.
- The article summarizes the episode as a blend of foreign policy satire and personal mockery.
- The piece identifies the episode as part of SNL’s ongoing political satire tradition.
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