SNL Takes a Satirical Swipe at Noem’s DHS Tenure
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Saturday Night Live opens with a Pete Hegseth/Ashley Padilla cold open roasting Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure, including Padilla’s Noem declaring she “self-deported” after a pink slip, with Colin Jost’s Hegseth and Ryan Gosling hosting; the sketch riffs on current political headlines and Middle East tensions, delivering sharp satire of the week.
- SNL’s Pete Hegseth & Kristi Noem Cold Open Skewers DHS Boss’ Pink-Slipping: “I Didn’t Get Fired, I Self-Deported” Deadline
- Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line. The New York Times
- 'She's gone': Mood at DHS shifts after Kristi Noem's departure, sources say ABC News
- A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem’s DHS tenure AP News
- 'SNL' mocks Kristi Noem's firing in cold open – 'I self-deported' USA Today
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