Last week, “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson poked fun at the eyepatch congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw wears, saying, he was “kinda cool” but that viewers might be “surprised he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hit man in a porno movie.”
Although many comedians are always looking for their big joke, Davidson admitted on Saturday night that he went too far, and apologized for mocking the appearance of a veteran who lost an eye after he was badly wounded during his third tour in Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL.
He said Crenshaw, “deserves all the respect in the world” and even gave Crenshaw a chance to poke fun at him in return.
On SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment, Davidson was joined by Crenshaw. The comedian offered an apology for his insincere jibe saying, “In what I’m sure is a huge shock for people who know me, I made a poor choice last week.”
“I made a joke about Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, and on behalf of the show and myself, I apologize … I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It was a poor choice of words. The man is a war hero, and he deserves all the respect in the world.”
Crenshaw then wheeled himself into the frame on a chair and thanked Davidson for “making a Republican look good.”
Crenshaw even took some joking shots at Davidson. And when his cell phone rang, the tone was “Breathin” a song by Ariana Grande, Davidson’s former fiancee.
The veteran did not turn down the opportunity to poke some fun at a photo of Davidson saying, “He looks like if the meth from ‘Breaking Bad’ was a person.”
The incoming congressman got serious at the end, encouraging civilians and veterans to connect and he paid tribute to heroes like Davidson’s father, a firefighter who died on 9/11.
“Maybe say, ‘Thanks for your service.’ I would actually encourage you to say something else. Tell a veteran, ‘Never forget,'” Crenshaw said.
“When you say ‘never forget’ to a veteran, you are implying that, as an American, you are in it with them. Not separated by some imaginary barrier between civilians and veterans, who will never forget the sacrifices made by veterans past and present.”
Watch a clip from the ‘SNL’ skit here —
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKaakjMVtyE