Politics

Elon Musk is hosting SNL, but its cast members are steering clear of him

Published

2 years ago

April 30, 2021

No Saturday Night Life host in recent history has been talked about as much as Elon Musk. But even though he’s faced negative comments from cast members, SNL has not rebooked him, sources saying that it’s up to cast members to keep their distance if they’re “unhappy.”

First, Aidy Bryant, a cast member since 2012, started to let her opinion be known. She reposted the below tweet on her Instagram, letting her followers assume who it was about.

The 50 wealthiest people in America today own more wealth than the bottom half of our people. Let me repeat that, because it is almost too absurd to believe: the 50 wealthiest people in this country own more wealth than some 165 MILLION Americans.

That is a moral obscenity.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 25, 2021

Then, Elon Musk tweeted the following, which had a lot of people scratching their heads.

Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is 😈
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2021

Even Bowen Yang responded with: “What the **** does that even mean?” Dunaway has been a cast member for two years, but he’s written for the show since 2018.

Notably, an SNL source reportedly told Page Six that none of the cast members will be forced to do anything they don’t want to.

Economy

BREAKING: House fails to pass stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown

Published

20 hours ago

September 29, 2023

Sara Carter Staff

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The House of Representatives failed to pass a continuing resolution negotiated between conservative and moderate House Republicans in an effort to avoid a government shutdown.

The Spending Reduction and Border Security Act was introduced by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida on Sept. 18, following negotiations between the conservative House Freedom Caucus and centrist Main Street Caucus, as a compromise between divided factions of the House Republican Conference to achieve unanimity while avoiding a government shutdown. The bill failed the House by a vote of 198 yeas to 232 nays, with all Democrats voting against the bill.

The bill would fund the government until Oct. 31 and cut public spending by 8.1285%, according to the bill’s text. This would yield $1.59 trillion for one month until the House and Senate pass 12 appropriations bills to provide permanent funding for the 2024 fiscal year.

The Biden administration issued a statement on Friday staunchly opposing the bill, claiming that its cuts to public spending were too severe. It indicated that President Joe Biden will veto the bill if it is presented to him, which means it is unlikely to be passed by the Democratic-led Senate, either.

The Senate has been working on its own bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government, which includes funding for Ukraine. House Republicans have criticized the bill, with Donalds saying that it is “dead on arrival” in the House.

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