The Watchdog with David Bozell

“Live from New York… it’s Trump Derangement!"

Saturday Night Live was once equal-opportunity satire. But the moment Donald Trump put an “R” next to his name, SNL didn’t just lean left, it lurched into full-blown partisan propaganda.

This is the same show that happily hosted Trump twice when he was still “The Donald.”

Now they treat him like a political plague.

Our new MRC special report lays it bare:

• At the Weekend Update desk, Colin Jost and Michael Che aimed 91% of their political jokes at conservatives (217 out of 238), just 18 jokes at liberals.
• Donald Trump alone was the target of 108 jokes. No one else came close.  
• In the cold opens, 83% of political characters were conservatives — almost always depicted as idiots, villains, or threats to democracy.

And just days before the 2024 election, SNL aired that cringeworthy “Momala” love letter to Kamala Harris — with Harris herself appearing on screen. The naked electioneering was so blatant that NBC was forced to offer the Trump campaign equal time.

This show has become character assassination dressed up as "comedy."

As I told the New York Post in their exclusive on our report:

“Michael Jordan famously said, ‘Republicans buy sneakers, too.’ Entertainment companies once understood that alienating half the country was probably not a great business model.”

While the ratings have cratered, SNL still reaches millions every week through endless viral clips on YouTube and TikTok. That influence matters, especially with young people. And that’s why the MRC does our due diligence. 

We’re the only watchdog tracking not just the news, but the pop‑culture machines shaping public opinion. Whether it’s Kimmel or SNL, we expose the partisanship the left tries to pass off as entertainment.

Thanks to you, we cut through the act and get to the truth.

​​​​​​​Take it easy, 

David Bozell
President