Donald Trump's short presidency has seen a barrage of scandals, firings, resignations, and gaffes that would long ago have toppled other administrations. The fact that he's endured this long begs the question of just what, exactly, matters anymore?
Saturday Night Live tackled that question in a sketch last night that felt like something out of Black Mirror with Jessica Chastain playing the host of an existential game show titled What Even Matters Anymore?
Chastain asked the contestants whether Trump's recent blunders would have any negative impact on the president. The "shithole" comments? "Zero consequences and everyone just moves on." The alleged affair with a porn star? Not even his evangelical base cares. "They say, 'He’s just repented' and they forgive him," Chastain said. "And Mike Pence is like, 'This is my dude.'"
In the final round, Chastain had the contestants write down fictional controversies they believed would matter. It soon became apparent that nothing—even a sex tape featuring Trump and Don Jr.—would result in actual consequences for Trump, prompting Chastain to swig wine straight from the bottle and break the fourth wall.
Overall it was a pretty nihilistic episode of SNL, which seems about right given the way things are going so far in 2018.
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