Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) was completely skewered Monday by “Saturday Night Live” alum Cecily Robust and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) in a no-holds-barred joke alternate benefiting “Comics for Kamala,” a digital fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Swalwell reportedly organized the comedy-centric Zoom rally himself and instructed Deadline final week that Vice President Harris “likes to have fun.” Whereas the digital fundraiser additionally drew stars like Jon Hamm and Jason Bateman, the nuclear tag-team roast was onerous to prime.
“JD Vance has some very strange and upsetting positions, honestly — just ask his couch,” joked Swalwell in Monday’s assembly, with Robust including: “JD claims to be the voice of the Rust Belt, which is only true if we’re talking about his belt after he fucks an orange couch.”
That individual alternate referenced a latest false rumor that Vance, who likened former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler earlier than turning into his working mate, wrote about having intercourse with a sofa in his memoir. The declare went quickly viral final week however has since been debunked.
“JD Vance is confusing because his rhetoric wants us to panic about immigrants, but his eyeliner wants us to Panic! at the Disco,” joked Robust in reference to the pop rock band, with Swalwell including: “JD Vance has been such a mistake Trump keeps calling him Eric.”
Robust famous on the prime of their roast that she reached out to “the best joke writers” she is aware of — together with present and former “SNL” writers Katie Wealthy, Josh Patten and Peter Schultz — who naturally took the chance to offer Trump equal time within the fireplace.
“Trump wearing a maxi pad on his ear is the most support he has shown for women’s reproductive health,” she joked. “There is speculation that Trump is unhappy with Vance and is thinking about getting rid of him. But he better hurry because it’s been six weeks.”
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Trump has bragged about being accountable for the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturning the constitutional proper to abortion in 2022. The previous president has mentioned the difficulty ought to be left as much as the states. A number of states now have legal guidelines that prohibit abortion after six weeks, whereas 14 have banned the process outright.
Harris, who grew to become the probably Democratic nominee after issues over President Joe Biden’s age led him to drop out, additionally grew to become the primary president or vp earlier this yr to go to an abortion clinic.
Whereas “Comics for Kamala” focused critical problems with this ilk in an effort to boost funds and stop Trump from returning to the White Home — and probably implementing extreme Undertaking 2025 legal guidelines on the federal degree — the rally stored leisure on the forefront.
“JD Vance looks like you told Chat GPT to draw a guy who says ‘M’lady,’” cracked Swalwell, later including: “I’m not surprised JD Vance is so anti-choice, since having no other option is the only reason he’s Trump’s running mate.”
