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"Saturday Night Live" addressed the latest issues surrounding the Trump administration in a "Meet the Press" spoof sending up Republican lawmakers for its cold open.

Details: The NBC show's host Chuck Todd, played by Kyle Mooney, asked Beck Bennett's Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kate McKinnon's Sen. Lindsey Graham and Cecily Strong's Sen. Susan Collins, "What would it take for President Trump to lose your support?" Hypothetical situations they discussed included the president becoming Muslim and divorcing Melania Trump to marry Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Go deeper: Trump asks how SNL can air "without retribution"

SNL tackles Trump issues in "Meet the Press" spoof with GOP "panelists"

Kyle Mooney's Chuck Todd asks GOP panel what it'd take to stop backing Trump.

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<p>&quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; addressed the latest issues surrounding the Trump administration in a &quot;Meet the Press&quot; spoof sending up Republican lawmakers for its cold open.</p><p><strong>Details: </strong>The NBC show&#x27;s host Chuck Todd, played by Kyle Mooney, asked Beck Bennett&#x27;s Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kate McKinnon&#x27;s Sen. Lindsey Graham and Cecily Strong&#x27;s Sen. Susan Collins, &quot;What would it take for President Trump to lose your support?&quot; Hypothetical situations they discussed included the president becoming Muslim and divorcing Melania Trump to marry Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="df721daa-9696-489e-8eff-191525d2bb91"><a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1127421632014888961"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump asks how SNL can air &quot;without retribution&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-saturday-night-live-without-retribution-28aa2a88-959d-4e99-ac11-9c7378fc6b62.html" data-vars-content-id="df721daa-9696-489e-8eff-191525d2bb91" data-vars-headline="SNL tackles Trump issues in &quot;Meet the Press&quot; spoof with GOP &quot;panelists&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-saturday-night-live-without-retribution-28aa2a88-959d-4e99-ac11-9c7378fc6b62.html" target="_self">Trump asks how SNL can air &quot;without retribution&quot;</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

SNL tackles Trump issues in "Meet the Press" spoof with GOP "panelists"

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