In 2018, Pete Davidson appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment during “Saturday Night Live” to share his impressions of some of the candidates for Congress ahead of the 2018 U.S.
midterm elections. One candidate that Davidson singled out was Republican Dan Crenshaw of Texas, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in the line of duty.
After Davidson joked that Crenshaw — who wears a black eyepatch — resembled “a hitman in a porno,” he was hit with backlash.
Davidson later welcomed Crenshaw to “SNL” where he offered an apology — a bit made even funnier when Crenshaw’s phone began ringing in the middle of the bit, featuring an Ariana Grande ringtone.
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