Trump meets Xi at the airport

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington D.C. for a three-day state visit on Thursday. Trump drove to meet him at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, rolling out a one hundred foot red carpet.

SNL mocks Trump's airport greeting

Colin Jost joked that Trump drove to the airport like a boyfriend with no job. Jost said Trump ordered military jets to do a flyover to project strength during the visit.

“President Trump drove to meet him at the airport like a boyfriend with no job”

Trump winces during the flyover

B-two bombers flew over the meeting. Trump was seen wincing next to Jinping, who looked stoic. Jost commented that Trump projected something, but not strength.

“I don't know if he projected strength, but it looked like he projected something.”

Hegseth's military mantra at Texas A&M

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed cadets at Texas A&M University this summer. He told them no more social experiments, just training, and used a transphobic slur in his remarks.

“No more social experiments. Just training. No more trannies. Just training.”

Jost questions Hegseth's focus

Colin Jost asked why Hegseth was thinking about that topic at all. Jost suggested the phrase sounded like something Hegseth repeats to stop himself from having uncomfortable fantasies.

“Why were you even thinking about that, bud?”

Che riffs on Trump TV launch

Co-anchor Michael Che commented on the administration's launch of a twenty-four seven streaming channel called Trump TV after it temporarily banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.