SNL's Controversial Skit on Antisemitism Hearing Draws Criticism
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Saturday Night Live's cold open parodied a GOP-led Congress hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, featuring a trio of university presidents and Rep. Elise Stefanik. The skit mocked Stefanik's aggressive questioning style and her contradictory stance on hate speech. The university presidents struggled to answer basic questions, while one online university president humorously embraced antisemitism as their "most popular major."
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