Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon wants to reassure liberal America: She’s a big fan of Hillary Clinton. The comic who plays the Democrat on SNL appeared on NBC’s Today, Thursday, to describe Clinton as “wanting to do good.” Co-host Savannah Guthrie asked what the “essential quality you have to capture if you want to be Hillary Clinton?”
McKinnon responded, “A sense of wanting to do good and a sense of just trying and giving a speech.” The actress regularly tries to explain away her parodying of Clinton by praising the candidate. In May of 2015, she cheered Clinton as “resplendent” and touted, [I’m] rooting for her, obviously.”
In October of 2015, McKinnon fawned, “And for her, what I love is how badly she wants to fix the country, and I genuinely know that.”
In January of 2016, she enthused that Clinton is “literally a dreamboat.” The comedienne extolled, “She’s one of my favorite people.”
A transcript of the exchange is below:
Today
7/14/16
8:43SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Ghostbusters is enough for the summer, but I want you to know we expect you to report back to duty. SNL. Hillary Clinton impersonation.
KATE MCKINNON: Oh, mamma.
GUTHRIE: You gotta keep it going until at least November. Maybe beyond.
MCKINNON: Yeah.
GUTHRIE: What's the essential quality you have to capture if you want to be Hillary Clinton?
MCKINNON: Posture.
GUTHRIE: Really?
MCKINNON: Well, and you know, a sense of wanting to do good and a sense of just trying and giving a speech.
