{"id":2411613,"date":"2025-03-09T09:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-washington-examiner-investigation-on-transgender-animals\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:22:43","slug":"snl-mocks-washington-examiner-investigation-on-transgender-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-washington-examiner-investigation-on-transgender-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL mocks Washington Examiner investigation on transgender animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnl-mocks-washington-examiner-investigation-on-transgender-animals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2064 discusses \u2064a sketch \u2063from &#8220;Saturday Night\u200c Live&#8221; (SNL) that humorously\u200c critiques President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064claims \u2062regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-facilitated-gruesome-taxpayer-funded-experiments-with-aborted-fetuses\/\" title=\"University Facilitated Gruesome, Taxpayer-Funded ... With Aborted Fetuses\">taxpayer-funded experiments<\/a> involving transgender mice<\/a>. In the cold open, SNL cast\u2064 member James Austin Johnson impersonates trump, mentioning the fictional Department of Government Efficiency, which\u2062 he claims uncovered\u200d these experiments. Johnson humorously notes\u2063 that Trump cited a figure of $8 million\u2062 spent on making\u200b mice transgender, adding that this claim is\u200b not true but elicited laughter from the \u2064audience. The actual research funded by\u2062 the \u2062National\u2063 Institutes of Health amounted to \u2064closer to\u2064 $10 million and involved various\u2062 studies assessing the impact of hormones on gender-related effects \u2063in mice. Following Trump&#8217;s remarks, there \u2064has been important \u200bonline discourse clarifying the difference between &#8220;transgender&#8221; and &#8220;transgenic&#8221;\u2062 in the context of these experiments. The article\u2062 also highlights the \u200bbackground of Trump&#8217;s speech, during \u200cwhich several\u200d lawmakers protested, and some\u200d boycotted \u200bthe event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">SNL lampoons Washington Examiner investigation on transgender animal experiments<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024648\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> <\/em>cast doubt over President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s claim on taxpayer-funded experiments on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3267269\/biden-administration-spent-millions-dollars-creating-transgender-animal-for-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"transgender mice\">transgender mice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SNL cast member James Austin Johnson&nbsp;put on his Trump impression again for the comedy sketch show&rsquo;s cold open. The skit revolved around the moments before Trump gave his first speech to Congress of his second term. Johnson made mention of the Department of Government Efficiency, created and named by Trump senior advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Elon-Musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, which Trump cited for uncovering animal experiments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3335543\/zero-stars-for-zero-day\/\">Zero stars for Zero Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3335609\/oscars-2025-boring-adrien-brody-conan-obrien-sean-baker\/\">How the Oscars lost its mojo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-obituary\/3339213\/obituary-gene-hackman-1930-2025\/\">Gene Hackman, 1930-2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But Elon&rsquo;s been doing a good job with DOGE. And he gave me some great stuff to talk about at State of the Union,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;You know, they&rsquo;re spending $8 million on making mice transgender. Can you believe that? Probably not, because it&rsquo;s not true. But I said it, and it got a big laugh, and that is addictive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2834682&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=42c1dbdfe9dd44d1c41df815076a8ec8\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The National Institutes of Health spent closer to $10 million in grants on the topic of transgender effects, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3267269\/biden-administration-spent-millions-dollars-creating-transgender-animal-for-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington Examiner reported\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reported<\/a>. One of the studies injected male mice with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-12-worst-endocrine-disruptors-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\" title=\"The 12 Worst Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them\">female sex hormones<\/a> and then agitated their respiratory systems to determine the effect of these hormones on the lungs of transgender women. Another study used cross-sex hormones to determine their effects on wound healing. Yet another study injected female mice with testosterone and then introduced a party drug to determine whether the hormones led to an increased risk of overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Trump made mention of transgender mice, outlets and social media influencers alike have swarmed online to make a clarification between transgender and transgenic. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-beagles-killed-in-nih-funded-experiment-named-after-celebrities-tv-characters\/\" title=\"Report: Beagles Killed in NIH-Funded Experiment Named After Celebrities, TV Characters\">animal subjects<\/a> are considered transgenic because they are injected with cross-sex DNA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3339199\/trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts-at-joint-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON WHY HE THANKED ROBERTS AT JOINT ADDRESS\">TRUMP SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON WHY HE THANKED ROBERTS AT JOINT ADDRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts\/\" title=\"Trump sets the record straight on why he thanked Roberts\">36 million viewers tuned<\/a> in to Trump&rsquo;s speech, which was too early to be considered a State of the Union address per the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Four senators boycotted the speech altogether. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was thrown out of the&nbsp;Capitol for loudly interrupting Trump as he spoke. Other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democratic<\/a>&nbsp;members protested with signs and by wearing black&nbsp;or pink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024648\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024648\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNL mocks Trump&#8217;s claims about transgender mouse experiments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2411614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP060202038547-1024x745.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32870,50525,51817,32076],"class_list":["post-2411613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-satire","tag-snl-2","tag-transgender-animals","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP060202038547-1024x745.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411613\/revisions\/2411617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}