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'Saturday Night Live' lampoons 'Morning Joe' hosts' engagement and 'Trumpcare'

The show's cold open featured several steamy moments between the "Morning Joe" hosts, much to the disgust of other panelists.

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This week's "Saturday Night Live" took shots at the , reports that President Donald Trump used to pretend to be his own spokesperson, and the recent news that "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged.

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The show's cold open featured a skit starring comedians Kate McKinnon as Brzezinski and Alex Moffat as Scarborough.

It kicked off with a conversation about the Republican health care bill, which recently squeaked by with a 217-213 vote in the House and is headed to the Senate for debate.

"I mean, it's just, it's crazy. It's crazy," McKinnon said, mimicking Brzezinski's tone and expressive body language.

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"Mika's over it," Moffat said.

"I am. I'm ... I'm up it, I'm over it, I'm past it, I'm in the driveway, the car is running," McKinnon replied. "This party — your party, the Republican party — is completely morally bankrupt. I'm disappointed," McKinnon continued, speaking to Moffat's Scarborough.

Scarborough is a Republican while Brzezinski is a Democrat.

"Oh, Mika, that's enough, OK," Moffat said, before turning to McKinnon. "

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