Hegseth, NoemDefend 'Perfect' ICE
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Saturday Night Live opened with a sketch featuring Trump administration members defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the controversial shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent.
- Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) introduced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla), who unapologetically justified the fatal incident and claimed the government had been "perfect" despite clashes in Minneapolis.
- Noem humorously encouraged viewers to join ICE, referencing stereotypical aggressive traits and making a pun on her name to imply control over the situation.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) appeared in the sketch, controversially framing the killing of Good as an example of American exceptionalism.
