![]() “We are not commenting,” NBCUniversal Senior Vice President for Entertainment Publicity Lauren Roseman told via email. Still, the offensive video remains prominent on SNL’s YouTube channel, drawing more than three million views to-date. The SNL bit prompted swift and widespread backlash, including calls for the show’s sponsors to pull their ads and even a rebuke from one of Davidson’s fellow cast members, Kenan Thompson. I am sorry, I know he lost his eye in war-or whatever. While serving his country, Crenshaw won two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart and lost his right eye and was nearly blinded by an IED.ĭavidson showed a photo of Crenshaw and said: “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie. In its November 3 episode, Davidson mocked Texas congressional Republican candidate Dan Crenshaw (Texas), who as a Navy SEAL served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Case in point, this week they mocked Navy SEAL veteran Dan Crenshaw, a Republican congressional candidate who lost an eye in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. “Pete Davidson stops by Weekend Update to give his first impressions of candidates running for office in the 2018 midterm elections.” On its official YouTube channel, SNL touts the video clip of the segment in which cast member Pete Davidson mocks former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw’s eyepatch and claims the combat-injured veteran looks like “a hitman in a porno movie”: Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw won his bid for a House seat on Tuesday but NBC's video mocking his combat injury is still posted on YouTube.ĭespite a fierce backlash, NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) is still airing and promoting a video of one of its cast members mocking a former Navy SEAL for losing an eye to an IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan. “They’re feeling the heat from around the country right now, and that’s fine.SNL's Pete Davidson mocks appearance of combat-injured Navy SEAL (Screenshot) They can do whatever they want,” Crenshaw told TMZ. I don’t need to demand apologies from them. However, Crenshaw isn’t seeking retribution or an apology. “This is not apologetic,” Spicer continued. “These people mocked a combat veteran, and this is what they think is funny these days? Lorne Michael should be fired.” “This is what they think is funny these days?” – reacts after SNL mocks war hero & congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw /bRDQSP4XWn “He approved of it he watched it happen,” Spicer said. “That entire ‘anchor’ desk of… Weekend Update was laughing at it, and then they continue to promote it on YouTube. “Dan Crenshaw is a Navy seal who lost an eye on the battlefield, and ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocked him for that,” he said, according to USA Today. “This isn’t just Pete Davidson that did this, they are continuing to promote this video.” He has received two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, a Navy Commendation Medal with Valor and several other recognitions.įormer White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, a Navy Reserve officer himself, also spoke out against the skit. Numerous surgeries helped Crenshaw regain his eyesight, and he later deployed again to the Middle East in 2014 and to South Korea in 2016.Ĭrenshaw medically retired in 2016 after serving 10 years in the Navy SEALs and achieving the rank of lieutenant commander. When he awoke, his right eye was gone, and doctors weren’t sure he’d regain the sight in his left eye. He was left injured and blinded, and his treatment included a five-day medically-induced coma. In 2012, Crenshaw was serving on his third deployment in Afghanistan’s Helmand province when a 15-pound IED exploded before him, killing his interpreter. Whatever,” Davidson added.Ĭrenshaw is currently running for the 2nd Congressional District in Texas, which is also his hometown, according to his website. “I’m sorry, I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever. “You may be surprised to hear he’s a Congressional candidate from Texas and not a hit man in a porno movie,” Davidson said of Crenshaw, eliciting more laughter from the audience. ![]() When he arrived at Crenshaw’s photo, Davidson and the audience began laughing at his visible eyepatch. In the skit, Davidson singled out all but one Republican candidate to give his “first impressions,” which entailed a one-by-one mockery of each candidate’s appearance alongside their photo. ![]() “It’s actually a miracle that I can see at all and continue serving the American people” – discusses losing his right eye in combat in response to jab by SNL /QjQ2bLjJLV
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