'SNL' Cold Open Satirizes University Presidents' Evasive Answers at Antisemitism Hearing
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"Saturday Night Live" parodied the recent congressional hearing on combatting antisemitism on college campuses in its cold open. The skit featured Chloe Troast playing Rep. Elise Stefanik and focused on three university presidents giving vague answers to questions about antisemitism. The spoof came after University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill resigned following backlash over her responses at the hearing. Stefanik had called for the resignation of all three university presidents, criticizing their lack of moral clarity in addressing antisemitism.
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