‘Saturday Night Live’ reviews Russian disinformation in Ukraine with its Joe Biden
The scene opens with Biden, played by James Austin Johnson, surrounded by advisers in the Oval Office, including a military adviser played by Kenan Thompson.
Thompson’s military official informed Biden that every NATO country was sending supplies to Ukraine, except Germany.
“Oh my, if Germany doesn’t want war, you know that’s bad,” Johnson’s Biden said.
Two advisers played by Ego Nwodim and Alex Moffat later told the president that Russia’s military presence on the Ukrainian border “could be the least of our problems” because of Russian misinformation online. society leaves the Ukrainian people not knowing what to believe.
“Russia also tried that in our last election. But it didn’t work,” Johnson’s Biden said.
“Well, 40% of Americans think you lost the election, so it happened,” Thompson’s adviser replied.
The group then reviewed several disinformation posts circulating on Ukraine’s Facebook that were intended to increase support for a Russian invasion.
One headline read, “Ukrainian border infringes on Russian troops,” while another read, “Russian forces surround Ukraine just to hug it.”
“I’m going to break my New Year’s resolutions and say it: asshole!” Johnson’s Biden exclaimed.
The adviser, played by Nwodim, later said that the Russian disinformation campaign was bringing the US in and pointed to a reading that read, “American CDC recommends Russia invade Ukraine.”
“Did the CDC really say that,” Thompson’s military adviser asked.
“In a few months in 2020. Science changes so quickly,” Biden replied.
The group then reviewed several memes and a TikTok video showing a Russian military member dancing with a Ukrainian commando.
Johnson’s Biden criticized the choreography in the video and said, “I’m going to log into my Finsta and burn those guys in the comments.”
The group then decided to “put out the fire” and brought in a teenage girl played by Chloe Fineman to organize a social media campaign. “I’m a 12th grader in an evil all-girls high school and you’re all working for me now,” she told the room.
“Just do something fun and simple that everyone can do, like a drone strike,” suggests Johnson’s Biden.
Later, the youth counselor said her generation doesn’t believe in drone strikes but prefers to “psychologically destroy our enemies.”
“That’s why I went to DM Putin and said, ‘Oh my, I liked your outfit the other day. Is that the old Navy?'” Fineman’s advisor said. “He’s gone into a spiral… In three weeks he’ll be completely insane,” she added.
Then the group got together to sign autographs, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
