Elon Musk Reacts to Dana Carvey’s ‘SNL’ Impression, Says Show Has ‘Been Dying Slowly for Years’: ‘They Are So Mad’ Trump Won
Elon Musk is apparently not impressed by Dana Carvey’s impression of him on “Saturday Night Live.”
“Dana Carvey just sounds like Dana Carvey,” Musk wrote on X, replying under a clip of last night’s cold open, in which Carvey sported Musk’s “dark MAGA” hat and jumped up and down chanting, “USA! USA!”
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Responding to another post on X about the gothic Trump hat making it onto “SNL,” Musk wrote, “They are so mad that @realDonaldTrump won,” with a couple of crying-laughing emojis.
Musk, who hosted “SNL” in May 2021, didn’t stop there, writing, “SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality. Their last-ditch effort to cheat the equal airtime requirements and prop up Kamala before the election only helped sink her campaign further.” (Musk is referring to the FCC equal time requirement that gave Trump an ad spot as a make-good for Kamala Harris’ surprise cameo on “SNL” before the election.)
Carvey, who spent the first five episodes of “SNL” Season 50 playing President Joe Biden, appeared in the post-election “SNL” episode as Musk. As the “SNL” cast showered sarcastic praise on President-elect Donald Trump — in hopes that they’ll stay off of his list of enemies — Carvey entered the stage sporting Musk’s signature black on black wardrobe and MAGA hat.
He jumped up and down and performed some dorky dance moves before saying in an exaggerated South African accent, “Check it out: dark MAGA. Yeah! But seriously, I run the country now. America’s going to be like one of my rockets. They’re super cool and super fun, but there’s a slight chance it could blow up and everybody dies. Haha!”
Carvey then threw his hands in the air and exclaimed, “See you in the White House!” before imitating Musk’s “USA” chant, which he delivered at one of Trump’s rallies leading up to the election.
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