SNL's Hope Hicks Also Isn't Totally Sure What Her Job Was or Why She Was There
The long-lasting Trump aid finally gets an SNL roasting.
There are so many clowns and cartoon villains working in the Trump administration that it's hard to give all of them the late-night dressing down they deserve. But at least SNL can get around to each of them after the fact, as they bail for careers that are less likely to get them burned in effigy. So as Hope Hicks beats a hasty and not-related-to-Russian-investigations-at-all-promise retreat, Cecily Strong donned a highlighted wig and gave Hicks a Weekend Update farewell.
"Working at the White House was like going to summer camp," she says. "You make all these new friends, you barely get any sleep, and then everybody leaves after eight weeks." She continues: "Plus there's tons of cute guys there, okay, and most are like classic bad boys. Crazy haircuts and breaking the law and they've all hit a girl."
"Wow," Colin Jost replies. "That's a bad boy?"
"Well, no, because they're men. So they're bad men. They're really bad men."
Just before her departure, GQ named Hicks the most powerful figure in Trump's D.C., thanks in part to her longevity and her ability to mostly fly under the radar. And just why, Jost wants to know, does she think the media treats her so delicately? "Um, well, if I had to guess I'd say because my hair and face are good."
The brilliant twist though is Hicks' closing remarks, which she delivers like a valedictorian speech to her friends still trapped in the White House. It manages to capture the quintessential defining quality of people working under Trump, which is thinking you're dramatically smarter and craftier than you really are. Plus, she paints some very vivid images:
To Kellyanne, you taught me that a strong woman can run a campaign and win. And you showed me what I could turn into if I stick around too long. You're like the human version of those pictures of black lungs on cigarette boxes. To Donny, I'll always be your Hopey, which is what you called me when you needed help because your big, red tie touched the toilet water.
Check out the whole clip below, with Strong popping in before the four minute mark.
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