As George W. Bush on ‘S.N.L.,’ Will Ferrell Wants to Remind You: ‘I Was Really Bad’
- 6 years ago
As George W. Bush on ‘S.N.L.,’ Will Ferrell Wants to Remind You: ‘I Was Really Bad’
At this rate, I might even end up on Mount Rushmore, right next to Washington, Lincoln and I want to say, uh, Kensington?”
But before anyone started wishing for Mr. Bush to return to office, Mr. Ferrell said, “I just wanted to address my fellow Americans tonight
and remind you guys that I was really bad — like, historically not good.”
He added: “Don’t forget, we’re still in two different wars that I started.
The deal keeps the government operating through Feb. 8, Mr. Jost said, meaning Mr. Trump, Mr. Schumer
and his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell, “have 12 days left to solve all of immigration.”
Mr. Jost continued, referencing legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation:
I’m not that confident.
“‘Shoe me twice, I’m keeping those shoes.’”
Reassuring viewers that he was “not a Trump synthesizer or anything,” Mr. Ferrell noted
that Presidents Bush and Trump had “a lot in common.” They are the same age, for example, and they both won presidential elections while losing the popular vote.
N.L.” alumnus and star of films like “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights,” immediately broke out his trademark impersonation of a bumbling, tongue-tied Bush 43, in an opening sketch
that satirically scrutinized the former president’s legacy while still taking a few shots at the current president, Donald J. Trump.
At this rate, I might even end up on Mount Rushmore, right next to Washington, Lincoln and I want to say, uh, Kensington?”
But before anyone started wishing for Mr. Bush to return to office, Mr. Ferrell said, “I just wanted to address my fellow Americans tonight
and remind you guys that I was really bad — like, historically not good.”
He added: “Don’t forget, we’re still in two different wars that I started.
The deal keeps the government operating through Feb. 8, Mr. Jost said, meaning Mr. Trump, Mr. Schumer
and his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell, “have 12 days left to solve all of immigration.”
Mr. Jost continued, referencing legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation:
I’m not that confident.
“‘Shoe me twice, I’m keeping those shoes.’”
Reassuring viewers that he was “not a Trump synthesizer or anything,” Mr. Ferrell noted
that Presidents Bush and Trump had “a lot in common.” They are the same age, for example, and they both won presidential elections while losing the popular vote.
N.L.” alumnus and star of films like “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights,” immediately broke out his trademark impersonation of a bumbling, tongue-tied Bush 43, in an opening sketch
that satirically scrutinized the former president’s legacy while still taking a few shots at the current president, Donald J. Trump.