Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw accepts Pete Davidson's apology on SNL, gets in a few digs of his own

On Saturday Night Live last week, newly single Pete Davidson gave some arch "first impressions" of various candidates in Tuesday's election, including a poorly received jab at new Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a retired lieutenant commander who lost his right eye in Afghanistan. "If any good came of this, maybe it was that for one day, the left and the right finally came together to agree on something: That I'm a d-ck," Davidson said on this week's SNL. "You think?" Crenshaw said, siding up to Davidson.

"Thank you so much for coming," Davidson said. "Thanks for making a Republican look good," Crenshaw replied. "You gotta stop saying that, man," Davidson laughed. "You've been saying it all day." Crenshaw accepted Davidson's apology, then razzed him with his Ariana Grande ring tone, and finally roasted him with his own "first impressions" of Davidson. He seemed to enjoy it, but then he got serious, noting that Sunday was Veterans Day. "The left and right can still agree on some things," Crenshaw said. "Americans can forgive one another. We can remember what brings us together as a country and still see the good in each other."

Crenshaw suggested that everyone thank the next veteran they see and also tell them, "Never forget," to tear down the "imaginary barrier between civilians and veterans." He gave a shout-out not only to war veterans but also those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, like Davidson's dad, a firefighter who lost his life on 9/11, when Davidson was 7. At least 16 new veterans were elected to the House on Tuesday, including Crenshaw, NPR reports, and there's some hope that this new class of vets will be better at working across the aisle than the Congress we have now.

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SNL's "Weekend Update" also had some lighter fun with that intern who tried to take CNN reporter Jim Acosta's mic, and you can watch that below. Peter Weber