STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The King of Staten Island traded in his title in for White House border czar in the latest episode of Saturday Night Live.
Pete Davidson, almost unrecognizable dressed as Thomas Homan — the executive associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations — opened SNL behind a White House podium with a slew of, quote-unquote, ICE agents in front of him.
“Now, I’m sure a lot of you are wondering why Greg Bovino, the last guy, was dismissed. I want to stress that it wasn’t because he did a bad job or publicly lied about the shooting of an American citizen or even — uh-oh! — dressed like a Nazi,” Davidson said. “It was that he was filmed doing these things. And the president no likey that. So I’m here now, and we need to tighten up.”
Davidson inquired as to what the mission of ICE is in Minneapolis to the crowd of agents with varying answers, including: “Pass,” “Wild’n out,” and “This could be wrong, but… Army?”
“We’re here to detain and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes,” Davidson corrected.
“That is literally the first I’m hearing of that,” an agent said.
“Forget everything you were told before. We’re not here to intimidate, racially profile, or violate anyone’s rights. So, again, what are we looking for?” Davidson asked.
An agent replied, “Epstein files?”
“Nope. Nope. Uh, we actually just released those to distract from this, you know, which is ironic, because we did this to distract from those,” Davidson explained.
The skit continues on, prodding at real ICE agents’ use of force, former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest, gun rights at protests, Homan’s record of taking bribes, destroying evidence, and the Super Bowl.
“Maybe just try not to get filmed,” Davidson quipped.