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Estrich: President Biden skit is a Saturday night snore
By Susan Estrich
Published: January 23, 2022, 6:01am
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It wasn’t even funny.
When I heard that “Saturday Night Live” was finally going after President Joe Biden, I was almost relieved. It’s about time. With approval ratings below Trump’s, at least according to some polls, and COVID-19 and inflation both raging, only a liberal press turning itself into pretzels could avoid criticizing the president.
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