SNL‘s Cold Open Takes On Matt Gaetz’s Sex Scandals: ‘I Can Spot a Teen Predator When I See One’

Saturday Night Live’s cold open made fun of Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for the ongoing scandals he’s facing for alleged sex trafficking and solicitation.

The opening sketch showed Chloe Fineman portraying Britney Spears hosting a TV talk show with people who’ve come into controversy lately, like Lil Nas X and Pepe Le Pew. Things took a drastic turn though when Pete Davidson walked in portraying Gaetz, who is under a firestorm for allegedly paying young women for sex.

Spears immediately delved into the bombshell as she deemed the scandal “so bizarre, so incredibly Florida that I need to get it straight.” When asked if he dated a 17-year-old minor, brought her on trips across state lines, took ecstasy and had sex with prostitutes, Davidson-Gaetz answered “allegedly” to all of the above.

Fineman-Spears then asked if it was true that Gaetz showed his Republican colleagues naked photos of the women he allegedly had sex with.

“Which is not a crime!” Davidson-Gaetz interjected. “Just…horrifying.”

“I don’t know Matt. I think I can spot a teen predator when I see one,” Fineman-Spears responded. “After all, I was on The Mickey Mouse Club.”

This eventually led to Davidson-Gaetz complaining that “people are targeting me because I defended Donald Trump.” When asked though if Trump has said anything in his defense, his answer was “giggity squat,” and he didn’t get any sympathy from Spears’ other guests.

Watch above, via NBC.

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