Cold Open

Instead, this weeksSNLopened withthe aforementionedHallelujah cover, a one-two punch of over-the-top sentiment.

And we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too.

I mean yeah, of course, he says.

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The whole sketch is a spot-on skewering of liberal illusions going into this election.

Instead,exit polls showthat 30 percent of Latinos and53 percent of white womenvoted for Trump.

Clinton also lost Rust Belt states like Michigan and Wisconsin.

Eventually, Chappelles Negan chooses to kill Tyrone Biggums.

Tyrones head is then Photoshopped onto a variety of images, from the Statue of Liberty to Trump himself.

In some ways, the bizarre, genre-bursting sequence seemed like a proper response to such an insane week.

Tyrone notes, Ive only got two weeks until they take away my health care.

Hes like their Beyonce.

Fifty-four percent of white women voted for Trump.

Jost also brought out McKinnon to reprise herRuth Bader Ginsburg character.

A beautiful, uplifting performance.