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Kanye's pro-Trump tweets prove deadly in SNL's 'A Kanye Place'
Saturday Night Live tackled Kanye West's newfound affection for President Trump — and his recent suggestion in a TMZ interview that slavery was "a choice" — in a spoof of John Krasinski's acclaimed thriller, A Quiet Place.
The movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world with a population decimated by sightless monsters that hunt by sound. For safety, silence is crucial. But with Kanye tweeting, silence proves impossible.
This week's host, Donald Glover, and his survivalist companions (Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, and Aidy Bryant) in "A Kanye Place" just can't stifle their exclamations at each new Kanye post — with fatal consequences. Watch the full sketch below. Bonnie Kristian