Saturday Night Live under fire over 'sick' joke about Donald Trump 'being assassinated'

Saturday Night Live under fire over 'sick' joke about Donald Trump 'being assassinated'Saturday Night Live has come under fire after airing a joke about an assassination on Donald Trump, almost two years after the Republican leader was subjected to an attempt on his lifeSaturday Night Live has come under fire for making a joke about a potential assassination on President Donald Trump (Image: Saturday Night Live)ByJordan Lloyd Beck17:10, 5 Apr 2026Saturday Night Live has come under fire after airing a joke about an assassination on Donald Trump. The long-running sketch show, which began in 1975 and has made stars out of Mean Girls creator Tina Fey, Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy, and Barbie actress Kate McKinnon, amongst others, was back in its usual slot over the weekend, and during the Weekend Update, cast member Michael Che set about fronting the satirical current affairs skit. Che immediately began to report on the US President's recent attendance at the opening night of the classic musical Chicago at the Kennedy Centre. He said, "President Trump attended the opening night of Chicago at the Kennedy Centre, and I think that's cool. "The president is going to the theatre, mean, what's the worst that can happen?" Fans immediately reacted to the quip, which was a doubtless reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, who was shot by John Wilkes Booth as he sat in a private box during a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre, Washington, in 1865. SNL UK skewers Andrew and Mandelson in sketch fans are calling 'genius' SNL UK confirms hosting line-up including iconic US comedian Trump had attended the opening night of the musical Chicago at the Kennedy Center ( Image: Getty Images) One fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "President in a theatre... it took me a min, but I got it!" as another said: "So, #SNL joking that the President of the United States of America could be assa...