[Melissa McCarthy was the perfect choice to play White House’s Sean Spicer on SNL]Yes, a late-night comedian’s performance could affect what Trump does as president — and this is exciting some anti-Trump comedians. McCarthy lampooned one of the most visible members of Trump’s White House, one who already faces scrutiny by the president himself. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post)For Trump, the most problematic aspect of the SNL Spicer sketch was that a woman played Spicer, according to Politico. Trump’s focus on the cross-gender casting shows he may have missed the joke, one about a White House spokesman making hilariously illogical defenses and shouting down reporters. Glaser pointed to President Barack Obama’s jokes at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner about a possible Trump presidency.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2017 21:59 UTC