Midterm fallout: SNL skit targets Musk's spending
Colin Jost and Jeremy Culhane mocked the billionaire's $500 million election campaign and his move to Texas.
By Zoe Harrison ·
Jeremy Culhane portrayed a flustered Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment. The skit addressed the billionaire's near $500 million expenditure on Republican candidates during the midterm elections held Tuesday.
Colin Jost, playing the anchor, noted that Texas saw most of its statewide races turn Democratic despite Musk's financial backing. Jost asked the character why he was in the news after wasting half a billion dollars. The fake Musk deflected the question by referencing a recent car flip accident.
The character described the vehicle incident as a Hot Wheels moment where he remained chill. He claimed to have been thug life during the event. Jost then brought up the halt in production for the Tesla Cybertruck. The fake Musk again returned to the car flip, saying it was epic and that he told people to hold his beer.
The character rambled about an imaginary scene involving Che and a leather jacket turning into armor. Jost interrupted to state his disbelief that the character was the richest person in the world. He then outlined Musk's reasons for moving to Texas, including avoiding California taxes and building a private town.
Jost pointed out that Texas is now run by Democrats and that Musk will have to pay taxes. The fake Musk responded that this made him feel bad. He then called Jost his poorest friend and referenced an epic vulgar roast. He explained that this was a feature of his AI, Grok.
Grok generated several insults at Musk's expense. The AI called him the worst thing South Africa had ever done. It also compared watching him on television to an episode of Hate on the Spectrum and suggested that if he had 100 more kids, one might talk to him.
The fake Musk screamed at the AI to shut it down before leaving the desk. The skit aired as part of the show's regular weekend update segment.
