&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; regulars Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked billionaire Elon Musk over his possible plans to buy Twitter — which the Tesla and Space-X co-founder says is all about returning the platform to its promise as a haven for free speech.
Jost and Che took aim at the issue from several angles, arguing everything from it being a poor business decision to it being a thinly-disguised effort to make sure that white people could say &#8220;the n-word.&#8221;
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&#8220;Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for over $40 billion so he can loosen its free speech restrictions,&#8221; Che began. &#8220;That&#8217;s how badly white guys want to use the ‘N-word.'&#8221;
&#8220;I don’t understand why Elon even wants to own Twitter,&#8221; Jost replied, laughing. &#8220;It used to be something that seemed important and even fun and now you look at it and it’s confusing and depressing. It’s the Giuliani of apps.&#8221;
Jost went on to make a joke a the expense of Britain&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-visit-queen-elizabeth-ii-for-first-time-since-stepping-down-from-royal-roles-report/">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle</a>.
&#8220;Come on, Elon — Elon built electric cars, he’s going to Mars, why is he even involving himself with Twitter?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;It would be like if the Prince of England gave it all up just to marry an actor from &#8216;Suits.'&#8221;
&#8220;Plus, Twitter isn’t even that profitable anymore. It just feels like a bad business decision. And I say that as someone who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/nyregion/pete-davidson-colin-jost-staten-island-ferry.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bought a Staten Island Ferry</a> with Pete [Davidson],&#8221; Jost concluded.
Musk made the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/saudi-princes-rejection-of-musk-offer-highlights-twitters-history-of-housing-alleged-saudi-spies/">$43 billion offer</a> after recently becoming Twitter&#8217;s largest individual shareholder and turning down a spot on the board. The board responded with a poison pill, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-twitter-board-passes-poison-pill-to-stop-musk-takeover/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>The board has adopted a “limited duration shareholder rights plan,” which gives Twitter’s existing shareholders, except Musk, time to purchase additional shares at a discount, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/twitter-elon-musk-poison-pill-7a62f6d6-b77a-4481-a2e3-5a7081557a84.html">reported</a> Friday.
The desired effect is clearly to dilute Musk’s holding in the company, and make the cost of a takeover higher or even prohibitive.
“A poison pill, devised by law firms in the 1980s to protect companies from corporate raiders, essentially lets a takeover target flood the market with new shares or allow existing shareholders other than the bidder to buy them at a discount,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/business/dealbook/twitter-poison-pill-elon-musk.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes">explained</a>. “That means anyone trying to acquire the company must negotiate directly with the board.”
The pill will be activated “once any individual or a group of people working together buy 15 percent or more of Twitter’s shares,” the Times noted.
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The two also took aim at President Joe Biden during their &#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; segment, mocking video of the president apparently finishing a speech and turning to shake hands with someone who was not there.
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&#8220;A video has also gone viral of President Biden finishing a speech in North Carolina, then apparently turning to shake hands with an invisible person,&#8221; Jost began, then delivering the punchline: &#8220;Hey, her name is Kamala.&#8221;
After some mumbling from the audience, Jost added, &#8220;When was the last time you saw her?&#8221;

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Saturday Night Live&#8217;s edgiest cast member Michael Che took to Instagram this week to post jokes about top American gymnast Simone Biles for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics after a shaky vault performance.
After Che said he wanted to &#8220;make fun of Simone Biles,&#8221; he posted numerous screenshots of jokes followers sent him about Biles that he rated on a scale from 1-10.
One of the jokes Che rated referenced convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who abused hundreds of girls and women. Biles previously came forward as one of his victims.
However, following backlash Che mocked his critics, joking that his account was hacked and assuring his fans he &#8220;only&#8221; makes &#8220;jokes about whites and cops.&#8221; Emphasizing his point, Che then made a reference to rapper <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/entertainment/dababy-elton-madonna-backlash-trnd/index.html">DeBaby</a>, who&#8217;s in hot water for making remarks critics have blasted as homophobic. &#8220;Yall hear about dababy tho..? that’s crazy,&#8221; the SNL cast member wrote.
&#8220;Man, I wanna make fun of Simone Biles,&#8221; Che posted to his Instagram stories. &#8220;I got like three mins of Simone Biles jokes in my head. I&#8217;m going to the cellar tonight to say them into a microphone. As the dorky kids say, I&#8217;m choosing violence.&#8221;
He later posted a screenshot of the Nassar-centered joke, captioning it, &#8220;Goddamn, that&#8217;s rough. Absolutely tasteless. 9/10.&#8221;
Another joke Che screenshotted read, &#8220;Okay, so I am shivering while typing this.. but you are encouraging me. &#8216;Who said black don&#8217;t crack?'&#8221;
&#8220;Now that&#8217;s a good joke,&#8221; Che captioned the post. &#8220;Economical. Referential. Balanced. Good job. 8/10.&#8221;
Reacting to backlash, Che published an Instagram post joking that he was &#8220;hacked.&#8221;
&#8220;Maaannnn, I got hacked today. Can&#8217;t beleive they got me. Y&#8217;all know I only do jokes about whites and cops. S&#8217;all good now, I changed my password and everything.. anyway, y&#8217;all hear about debaby tho..? That&#8217;s crazy.. iight. See y&#8217;all at church. Imma get there early.&#8221;
Biles stunned fans and competitors this week when she pulled out of the women&#8217;s gymnastic team finals at the Olympics, citing her mental health.
“Whenever you get in a high-stress situation, you kind of freak out. I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being,” Biles <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/simone-biles-naomi-osaka-mental-health-olympics_n_61001bdae4b00fa7af7c385b">told</a> reporters.
“We have to protect our body and our mind. It just sucks when you’re fighting with your own head.”
“I feel like I’m also not having as much fun — and this Olympic Games I wanted it to be for myself and it felt like I was still doing for other people — and that hurts my heart that doing what I love has been taken away from me.”
“There’s more to life than just gymnastics,” Biles added.
The 24-year-old then made the decision to skip the individual all-around competition.
“After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition, in order to focus on her mental health,” a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-withdraws-from-individual-all-around-event-to-focus-on-mental-health">statement</a> from USA Gymnastics said. “Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual event finals. Jade Carey, who had the ninth highest score in the qualifications, will participate in her place in the all-around.”
“We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.”
Che has since <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chethinks/">deleted</a> all his Instagram posts.

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Last week, former “Dr. Who” star David Tennant joked that Israel ignores their Arab population, specifically when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
While appearing as a guest on the popular British satirical panel show, “Have I Got News For You,” Tennant said, “According to the current roadmap, Britons will only be able to travel to countries with ‘a similarly high level of vaccination rate.’”
“Which, according to this chart means we can only go to Israel,” the actor continued, referencing a graphic which ranked countries by vaccination rate. The only country listed about the UK (which has a vaccination rate of 46.5% with 37 million people fully vaccinated) is Israel (which has a vaccination rate of 61% with 10.1 million people fully vaccinated).
“As you can see, Israel is top with 61%, which is pretty much everyone there if you ignore the Arab population, which they do,” Tennant said. “So they’re done.”
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Tennant’s comments were immediately condemned by critics. Executive director of StandWithUs Israel, Michael Dickson, tweeted that the claim that “Israel &#8216;ignores the Arab population&#8217; on vaccines is not funny and not true. Israel’s healthcare system is equal to all and an exemplar of coexistence. This is just an antisemitic ‘blood libel’ being played for laughs.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/BBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/haveigotnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@haveigotnews</a> “joke” saying Israel &#39;ignores the Arab population&#39; on vaccines is not funny and not true. Israel’s healthcare system is equal to all and an exemplar of coexistence. This is just an antisemitic “blood libel” being played for laughs. <a href="https://t.co/hmRxPCTw0d">https://t.co/hmRxPCTw0d</a>
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According to <a href="https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/anger-at-bbc-joke-saying-israel-ignores-the-arab-population-on-vaccines-1/">Jewish News</a>, a spokesperson from the Israeli Embassy in London said, “Israel offered vaccines to all of its citizens above the age of 16, regardless of their religion, ethnicity or social status. Arab citizens in Israel have been offered vaccines and special campaigns in Arabic have targeted these communities in order to prevent misinformation and address any concerns that they may have in order to increase uptake.”
This joke by Tennant is similar to that of Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che, with the comedian commenting in February, “Israel is reporting that they vaccinated half of their population, and I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half.”
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It&#39;s all fun and games until you start promoting antisemitic myths, <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSNL</a>.
Every Israeli citizen—Jewish and Arab, Muslim, Christian, of any or no faith—is eligible to be vaccinated; 2/3 of Israel&#39;s Arab citizens over 60 already have been.
Apologize.<a href="https://t.co/EMA9pK1kC0">pic.twitter.com/EMA9pK1kC0</a>
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According to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/saturday-night-live-star-michael-che-faces-backlash-for-weekend-update-joke-some-deemed-anti-semitic">Fox News</a>, “The statement drew attention on social media causing an uproar with viewers and sparked a petition from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) for NBC ‘to retract its outrageous claim and apologize immediately.’”
“The organization called the joke ‘categorically false’ and a ‘dangerous, modern twist on a classic antisemitic trope that has inspired the mass murder of countless Jews throughout the centuries,’” Fox added.
&#8220;Words have consequences, and Jews are at risk when a major American TV company joins with those who claim Israel is favoring only a portion of its citizens in its admirable efforts, praised by Dr. Anthony Fauci and others, to vaccinate all of its residents,” the petition continued.

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‘Dr. Who’ Star David Tennant Parrots Michael Che’s Anti-Semitic Vaccine Joke, Claiming Israel Ignores The Arab Population

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Michael Che is the co-anchor on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment. Alongside Colin Jost, he hosts a fictional news program based on current events with an apparently comedic slant.
This weekend, Che got into some hot water after one of his “reports” appeared to rely on an anti-Semitic smear.
“Israel is reporting that they vaccinated half of their population, and I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half,” Che said with a grin.
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It&#39;s all fun and games until you start promoting antisemitic myths, <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSNL</a>.
Every Israeli citizen—Jewish and Arab, Muslim, Christian, of any or no faith—is eligible to be vaccinated; 2/3 of Israel&#39;s Arab citizens over 60 already have been.
Apologize.<a href="https://t.co/EMA9pK1kC0">pic.twitter.com/EMA9pK1kC0</a>
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Some people immediately criticized this comment as anti-Semitic, with Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/saturday-night-live-star-michael-che-faces-backlash-for-weekend-update-joke-some-deemed-anti-semitic">reporting</a> that the American Jewish Committee called for NBC “to retract its outrageous claim and apologize immediately.” 
Conversely, the editorial board for The Jerusalem Post <a href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/response-to-michael-ches-snl-joke-is-unreasonable-659839">disagreed</a>, saying that the response to “Michael Che’s SNL joke [was] unreasonable,” and that “if everything is antisemitic, then nothing is, so the appellation must be used sparingly.”
In order to judge both whether Michael Che is anti-Semitic and what we should do about it, there are two things we need to consider: content and context.
Regarding content, we should ask what Che is trying to imply. Is it that there is a “Jewish half” of Israel that receives preferential treatment to the other non-Jewish half? That vaccines are being given to Jews first? That Jews are in some ways selfish? None of these, or any realistic interpretations of his comment, are accurate, and so it’s impossible to deny that the content itself was anti-Semitic. At its core, his joke argued or implied that Jews are immunizing their own to the detriment of non-Jews, amounting to a blood libel — a blood libel debunked immediately given that non-Jewish Israeli Arabs have also received the vaccine.
Then, given that the content itself is anti-Semitic, we should next consider the context. After all, there is a difference between Ilhan Omar saying “It’s all about the Benjamins, baby” while slandering Jewish Americans as disloyal and driven by money, and a Jewish comedian mimicking her bigotry in order to criticize her.
Saturday Night Live — contrary to reality — claims to be a comedy show, and so we should judge Che’s statement in the context of comedy. In this light, Che is likely to have been hoping to achieve one of three different goals. First, to be objectively funny. Secondly, to use irony to condemn the bigotry of others. Lastly, to share his political viewpoint.
First, his “joke” is simply not funny. It doesn’t even make any sense. Second, there is no obvious target of satire beyond Jews themselves, and so it’s difficult to argue that he was criticizing anti-Semitism with ironic anti-Semitism. That just leaves the third option, that Che was sharing a political viewpoint under the guise of “comedy.”
This conclusion becomes more likely when we notice that Che has an unfortunate pattern of telling entirely unintelligent and non-amusing anti-Semitic jokes, with Amy Spiro of Jewish Insider sharing another previous clip of Michael Che.
“GoDaddy has shut down a website that hosted a ‘Miss Hitler Beauty Pageant.’ Coincidentally, ‘Miss Hitler Beauty Pageant’ was the working title for the Ingraham Angle. By the way Colin, if you’re wondering who the winner of the ‘Miss Hitler Beauty Pageant’ was, Miss Israel!”
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The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) maintains a <a href="https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism?focus=antisemitismandholocaustdenial">working definition</a> of anti-Semitism, which includes “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” as an example. Either Che is joking that a Jewish woman could win “Miss Hitler” in an unsuccessful bid to solicit laughter through shock, or he is drawing this very comparison between Israel and Nazis.
Both examples of Che’s “comedy” are demonstrably unfunny. Both examples are arguably — by definition — anti-Semitic, whether spreading a blood libel or drawing a comparison between Israel and Nazis. Both examples seem to make a political statement, with no alternative target of ridicule or satire.
So, yes. In these cases, you can certainly argue that Michael Che is anti-Semitic. The next question is whether — given that he describes himself as a comedian — we should even care.
Frankly, the answer should rest entirely on whether or not Michael Che is funny. After all, comedy is not a serious platform for ideological dissemination, and is also a space which encourages the pursuit of the shocking and the surprising. The comments or actions of comedians are often judged not on their content, but on their results. If people laugh, it was a good joke. If people don’t, it was a bad one. The content is usually — for better or for worse — irrelevant.
Ultimately, both conservatives and Leftists are getting it wrong with Michael Che. Conservatives are hypocrites if they wring their hands with outrage when Che tells a Jewish joke but chortle with glee when he makes a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snls-michael-che-again-slammed-as-transphobic">joke</a> about the transgender community. Leftists are hypocrites if they condemn Che’s jokes about transgender people but giggle into their kombucha when he comments on Jews or Israel.
Yes, Michael Che’s comments in isolation were probably anti-Semitic. But what matters first is whether or not he’s funny, and whether his delivery and intent behind these comments were designed to be ideological in nature, or satirical.
With this in mind, we should simply shrug and suggest he practices his chosen craft.
Michael, if you’re a comedian and you’re going to tell a Jewish joke, at least make sure it’s funny. Otherwise, you’ll probably just be labeled as another unfunny anti-Semite, and the Democrats have more than enough of those already.
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

SNL’s Michael Che, If You’re Going To Tell A Jewish Joke, At Least Make It A Funny One

Comedian Michael Che has come under fire for allegedly making another &#8220;transphobic&#8221; joke on SNL&#8217;s &#8220;Weekend Update.&#8221;
Last weekend, Che, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-star-michael-che-accused-of-transphobia-for-caitlyn-jenner-joke">previously criticized for a joke about Caitlyn Jenner</a>, joked about President Joe Biden&#8217;s reversal of President Trump&#8217;s transgender military ban, calling it &#8220;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tuck.&#8221;
“President Biden signed an executive order repealing Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. It’s good news, except Biden is calling the policy, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tuck,’ which is not good news,&#8221; he quipped.
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The joke was a reference to the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221; policy from the Clinton-era, which barred gay individuals from openly serving in the U.S. military. LGBTQ advocates immediately denounced Che&#8217;s joke on social media.
“What is Saturday Night Live&#8217;s weird obsession with transphobic nonsense? I honestly don&#8217;t get it. It&#8217;s so lazy and sad. Last night, Michael Che joked about the repeal of the trans ban being called &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tuck&#8217; &#8212; who is this &#8216;joke&#8217; for?&#8221; said transgender activist Charlotte Clymer. “For all the scaremongering over trans people, it never ceases to be incredibly creepy the way some cis people are obsessed with our bodies. It&#8217;s gross and weird and creepy.”
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Speaking with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/saturday-night-live-under-fire-skit-criticized-transphobic-n1256435?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma">NBC News</a>, Natalie Drew, a former Army infantry sergeant who is transgender, said that such jokes need to be &#8220;challenged&#8221; for fear of hurting transgender people.
“When you start letting these small things take place without being challenged, it eventually snowballs,” Drew said. “It’s like ‘locker room talk,’ it’s ‘boys being boys,’ but when that goes unabated, eventually you run into a situation where they keep pushing the envelope.”
Drew said the joke was an example of how there needs to be more transgender representation in the &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; writer&#8217;s room.
“I’m confident if there were any trans person that joke had to run by, they would have been like ‘No, we can’t do that!’” said Drew.
However, transgender comedian Flame Monroe lamented the potential censorship of comedians.
“What Michael Che said has no validity because who cares about that? I don’t want comedians to be censored, so I’m not going to bash him about that,” said Monroe. “As a comedian, I want to be able to say what I want to say, especially when it’s part of what is happening right now.”
Michael Che was deemed a &#8220;transphobe&#8221; by the LGBTQ community in 2019 when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-star-michael-che-accused-of-transphobia-for-caitlyn-jenner-joke">he made a joke</a> about Caitlyn Jenner by likening rapper Kanye West’s Trump support to “an old white lady” and suggested West might be transforming into one.
“He’s showing up to events in sweatpants and orthopedic sneakers, listening to Kenny G and trying to get black people to like Trump. It’s like, how long before this guy changes his name to Kathy?” Che said.
Che then referred to Caitlyn Jenner as a “fella” alongside his original name, Bruce.
“Now, you might think that I’m crazy, but about five years ago, there was a fella named Bruce Jenner, and he moved to Calabasas,” said Che.

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During the “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night Live” this week, head writers and co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che lambasted President Trump over his acquittal in the United States Senate and mocked radio host Rush Limbaugh, who was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom during Tuesday’s State of the Union.
“The day after the Senate vote, President Trump gave a speech at the White House, which he called a celebration,” said Che. “Let’s take a look.”
The screen then showed footage from the moment when former football player O.J. Simpson was found “not guilty” of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson Brown and the murder of Ronald Goldman. In the clip, Simpson smiles and raises his hand in the air upon being found “not guilty.”
The “SNL” audience reacted with laughter and groans.
“Oh, that’s the wrong clip. Here’s the actual one,” Che chuckled before playing a series of snippets from Trump’s actual post-acquittal speech in which the president slammed Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), calling them “horrible” people.
The snippets also included Trump calling former FBI Director James Comey a “sleazebag,” and referring to the Russia investigation as “bulls***.”
After the clip, Che noted that the audience for the speech “consisted of his legal team and Republican lawmakers because I guess that circle ain’t gonna j*** itself.”
The first mention of Rush Limbaugh was harmless enough, with Jost saying that the president awarding the conservative radio host the Medal of Freedom, as well as celebrating the new Space Force, was “predicted by a MadLib I did in 1992.”
The following joke from Michael Che got vicious.
“During the State of the Union, President Trump, in a touching moment, awarded Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Che began. “And then immediately after the speech, in a more touching moment, Rush traded the medal for a bottle of Oxy.”
After audience laughter and groans, Che followed up, saying, “Now, say what you want about Rush Limbaugh,” then stopped speaking, and looked down.
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For the uninitiated, Rush Limbaugh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/high-school-teacher-on-leave-after-tweet-celebrating-limbaughs-cancer-diagnosis-its-awesome-that-hes-dying">announced</a> during his radio show on Monday that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
“I have to tell you something today that I wish I didn’t have to tell you,” he said. “I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Diagnosis confirmed by two medical institutions back on January 20th.”
The radio host was subsequently invited to attend President Trump’s State of the Union address, during which he was presented with the Medal of Freedom.
According to Limbaugh, while he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/limbaugh-returns-after-cancer-announcement-explains-how-trump-talked-him-into-attending-sotu">aware</a> that he would be presented with the award itself, he believed that it would happen weeks later at the White House. When it was awarded to him during SOTU, he was clearly stunned.
Micahel Che’s joke about “Oxy” was in reference to Limbaugh’s previous addiction to the drug. In 2003, after reports surfaced that Limbaugh was addicted to OxyContin and other painkillers, the host confessed on his radio program.
Limbaugh <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rush-limbaughs-statement/">stated</a> in part:
<blockquote>I am not making any excuses. You know, over the years athletes and celebrities have emerged from treatment centers to great fanfare and praise for conquering great demons. They are said to be great role models and examples for others. Well, I am no role model. I refuse to let anyone think I am doing something great here, when there are people you never hear about, who face long odds and never resort to such escapes. They are the role models. I am no victim and do not portray myself as such. I take full responsibility for my problem. At the present time, the authorities are conducting an investigation, and I have been asked to limit my public comments until this investigation is complete.</blockquote>
Britannica <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rush-Limbaugh">notes,</a> “In 2006 [Limbaugh] was arrested for drug fraud after authorities <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleged">alleged</a> that he ‘doctor shopped’ (illegally obtained prescriptions from multiple physicians). Limbaugh later reached a deal with prosecutors, and the charges were dropped after he received treatment.”

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