Editing Weekend Update (section)

=== Pete Davidson ===
In November 2018, Pete Davidson sparked controversy on ''Saturday Night Live''<nowiki/>'s ''Weekend Update'' by mocking then-congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw’s eye patch, which he wears due to a combat injury sustained as a Navy SEAL. Davidson joked that Crenshaw looked like “a hitman in a porno movie” and dismissively added, “I know he lost his eye in war or whatever."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Eric |date=2018-11-04 |title='SNL's' Pete Davidson mocks candidate who lost an eye in Afghanistan IED blast |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/04/us/snl-pete-davidson-dan-crenshaw/index.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The remark was widely condemned as insensitive to veterans. The following week, Davidson invited Crenshaw onto ''SNL'' to issue a public apology, calling it “a poor choice of words” and recognizing Crenshaw as a war hero. Crenshaw accepted and used the moment to emphasize national unity and respect for service members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=David |date=2018-11-11 |title=A Veterans Day Apology From 'Saturday Night Live' and Pete Davidson |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/11/saturday-night-live-pete-davidson-dan-crenshaw-veterans-day/575581/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> In his 2020 Netflix special, ''Alive from New York'', Pete Davidson expressed that he felt "forced" to apologize to Dan Crenshaw during their 2018 ''Saturday Night Live'' appearance, stating, "I didn't think I did anything wrong."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-25 |title=Pete Davidson Says He Was 'Forced to Apologize' to Dan Crenshaw in New Netflix Special |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-davidson-says-he-was-forced-to-apologize-to-dan-crenshaw-in-new-netflix-special/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref>