SNL's Jeanine Pirro tells Tucker Carlson she wants to 'Marie Kondo' certain immigrants

SNL&#039;s Tucker Carlson and Jeannine Pirro

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last updated 20 February 2019

The top news story on Saturday Night Live's parody of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight was "President Trump's heroic end to the shutdown," Alex Moffat's Carlson said. "It did take him 35 days, but he was finally able to get no wall." He brought on fellow Fox News pundit Jeanine Pirro (Cecily Strong) and warned viewers that he was about to "smugly ask a question that I already know the answer to" and "my voice will get very high." Pirro loudly agreed that Democrats want MS-13 invading their towns and tying their hands with duct tape. And she had an idea for the next step.

"Well, Tucker, we have to take a Marie Kondo approach to cleaning up this country," Strong's Pirro said. "If something doesn't spark joy, throw it out. And you know what doesn't spark joy in me? Guatemalans." "Terrific," Moffat's Carlson said. He also brought on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (Kate McKinnon) to comically try to dispel the idea he and other Trump team members aren't out of touch with the people, and Steve Martin's Roger Stone had some trouble playing the feeble, impoverished victim of FBI overreach Carlson portrayed him to be.

On "Weekend Update," Michael Che warned liberals against publicly "gloating" about Trump caving on the wall. "You didn't win yet, the man is one tweet away from calling a national state of emergency and bringing back slavery," he said. "Act like he's still crazy. You got to treat him like you're training a dog: constant positive reinforcement." He and Colin Jost also had some thoughts on Stone's arrest. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.