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- "Saturday Night Live" featured actors playing top Democrats that were gleeful about the Congressional spending bill passed two days earlier that allocated only a fraction of the funds desired by President Donald Trump for a barrier along the southern border.
- Cast members Alex Moffatt and Kate McKinnon appeared as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who could barely resist gloating over funding negotiations.
- The sketch came one day after Trump announced a national emergency to circumvent lawmakers and secure additional funds for barriers along the southern border, which sparked concerns over legal challenges.
"Saturday Night Live" featured Congress' top two Democrats who were visibly gleeful about the congressional spending bill passed two days earlier that allowed only a fraction of the funds desired by President Donald Trump for a barrier along the southern border.
Cast members Alex Moffatt and Kate McKinnon appeared as top Democrats Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the show's "Weekend Update" segment about the funding negotiations.
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