‘Saturday Night Live’ Opens With An Overcompensating Pete Hegseth Pumping Up His Plans To Stream A Live Execution

In a satirical opening, 'Saturday Night Live' featured Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, addressing the crew of the U.S.S. Lincoln, which had been at sea for 322 days with reports of poor conditions and demoralized soldiers. The sketch mocked the Trump administration's handling of the situation.