Furious woke mob turns on SNL after Colin Jost's unorthodox Islamic joke about Abdul El-Sayed and Barack Obama

Saturday Night Live's liberal viewers turned on the show after cast member Colin Jost made a joke some perceived as 'Islamophobic.'The program's Weekend Update segment was focused entirely on politics and the sweeping Democratic victories during the midterms last week.The election of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate in Michigan was among the most high-profile Democratic wins. El-Sayed is the first Muslim to win a seat in the upper chamber of Congress.'Abdul El-Sayed made history as the first Muslim...' Jost began during the Weekend Update before he was interrupted by the crowd bursting into cheers and applause louder than during any other part of the segment. 'The first Muslim elected to the Senate,' Jost continued. 'Well, first openly Muslim,' he then said as a picture of former President Barack Obama appeared next to him, seemingly a reference to the unfounded conspiracy theories from over 20 years ago that Obama practices Islam. Jost side-eyed the photo with a cheeky smirk as the audience laughed, though the joke appeared to fall flatter than some of the others.'El-Sayed hinted that he would like to see Chuck Schumer replaced as Senate majority leader,' Jost then said. 'But if I had just gone through the campaign he did, I don't think my first move would be: "Get rid of the Jewish guy!"' he joked. Saturday Night Live and cast member Colin Jost were criticized by liberal viewers for a joke about the first Muslim elected to US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed Jost joked that El-Sayed was 'the first Muslim elected to the Senate. Well, first openly Muslim,' as a picture of former President Barack Obama appeared next to him, seemingly a reference to the unfounded conspiracy theories from over 20 years ago that Obama practices Islam Obama and El-Sayed are pictured together during an event when the former president was campaigning for the senator-electEl-Sayed has been accused of being antisemitic because of his staunch anti-Israel stance, association with controversial political commentator Hasan Piker and his comment that 'hurt people hurt people' after a Detroit-area synagogue was attacked.The senator-elect apologized for the comment months later and has repeatedly denounced antisemitism, while asserting that he takes issue with the Israeli government rather than Jewish people as a whole. Users on X replied with outrage to the El-Sayed jokes, with some calling the quips 'Islamophobic' and others calling Jost and Saturday Night Live 'Zionist.''Boooo @ColinJost bad islamaphobic joke. Racist a**,' one user wrote. 'Yikes, this is really bad, like already attacking Abdul even if it’s a “joke” in this way is really vile,' another said. 'Oh no SNL are Zionists, shock, awe,' a third user chimed in.'Colin not beating the zionist accusations… and still not funny after all these years,' a fourth said.While the liberal outrage was palpable, Jost and Saturday Night Live also faced criticism from the other side of the aisle due to a joke about Elon Musk. Saturday Night Live was also criticized by conservative viewers for a joke about Elon Musk, who was portrayed by cast member Jeremy Culhane The joke centered on Musk's AI, Grok, 'roasting' the billionaire for several things including his relationship with his childrenCast member Jeremy Culhane portrayed Musk while Jost interviewed him about Grok, the AI bot created by Musk's company xAI. 'What is a vulgar roast?' Jost asked Culhane before the comedian replied in a stuttering imitation of Musk's voice.'It's my AI Groke's most epic, hardcore feature,' Culhane said. 'It's so vulgar and hilariously funny.' Culhane then pulled out a phone and stammered: 'Grok, do like an, you know... Do like an, you know... Do like an epic vulgar roast of me, Elon Musk.' A robotic voice could then be heard saying: 'Elon Musk, you're the worst thing South Africa has ever done. When you're on TV, it feels like an episode of hate on the spectrum. Maybe if you have 100 more kids, one of them will talk to you.'The joke was slammed on X by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's recently elevated Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who will be taking over the role from Susie Wiles following Republicans' crushing defeat in the midterms. 'SNL is literally the antithesis of comedy and satire. It takes weak men to take cheap shots — especially about @elonmusk’s kids,' Katie said. 'Elon is a devoted dad who prioritizes time with his kids and it’s obvious they absolutely adore him. This is just a political hit job masquerading under the banner of comedy. Make comedy actually funny again,' she added. Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's recently elevated Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, called the joke about Musk's relationship with his children a 'cheap shot' and 'political hit job'The response to Katie's tweet was mixed, though some users agreed with her in the replies. 'Fact. It’s just another democratic propaganda machine,' one person said. 'It's difficult to find any humor in today's comedy,' said a second. 'And they aren't even good at it. SNL hasn't been funny since the 80s,' a third added.