This episode was the first since Trump was named Time’s 2024 Person of the Year this week. This followed a tradition since 2000 in which the candidate who wins the U.S. presidential election every fourth year becomes Time’s Person of the Year, with former President George W. Bush winning it twice in 2000 and 2004 and former President Barack Obama doing so in 2008 and 2012.
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“Trump had a good year, man. Trump survived an assassination attempt. Survived assassination attempt! Won the presidency again by winning the popular vote. Was just named Time Man of the Year. You know? It could happen to a nicer guy,” Rock said.
Rock went on to poke at criticisms of Trump, citing the history of men who have taken the office and their own controversies.
“You know, a lot of people are scared. Like, oh, my god, he’s going to be so undignified. When I say a lot of people, I’m talking about the nine New Yorkers that didn’t vote for him, okay? No, no, people are like, ‘he’s going to be so undignified, it’s the Presidency of the United States.” Dude. It’s the United States presidency. Come on,” Rock said. “This is not the most dignified job in the world. You know, we’ve had presidents show up to the inauguration with pregnant slaves, okay? And I’m just talking about Bill Clinton.”
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“I mean, you know what country we live in. You know the history of this country. You know how many rapists are in my wallet right now?” Rock said, referring to the presidents and founding fathers featured on dollar bills.
SNL faced criticism the Saturday before the Nov. 5 election for hosting Vice President Kamala Harris on its show. While Trump appeared on the program in 2016, the comedy sketch show did not feature the same broadcast opportunity to Trump this election cycle.
