SNL's final episode of 2018 mostly avoided Trump, but that didn't stop the president from lashing out at it as a "Democratic spin machine"

The Washington Post

Aside from the It's a Wonderful Life cold open, last week's episode seemed entirely Trump-free. "For anyone who feels Saturday Night Live spends too much time each week trying its hands at political satire, particularly by skewering the Trump administration, Saturday’s episode might feel like a Christmas miracle," says Travis M. Andrews. "The show took a giant step away from politics in its final episode of 2018. Replacing the biting social commentary was an hour of oddball sketches and surreal humor." Yet Trump expressed frustration again with SNL, tweeting: "A REAL scandal is the one-sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion?"

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