Pete Davidson may have gotten off easy on Ariana Grande's new diss track, but he's come under fire from social media for his most recent SNL skit
Davidson drew Twitter's ire on Saturday night after he made fun of Dan Crenshaw, a GOP congressional candidate and former Navy SEAL who lost his eye in Afghanistan
The comedian was making an appearance on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update to give his 'first impressions' of several candidates running in the midterm elections
Davidson eventually got to Crenshaw, first telling the audience 'this guy's kinda cool'
'Come on man,' Michael Che warned, laughing in anticipation of Davidson's joke. 'Hold on,' Davidson continued
'You may be surprised to hear he's a congressional candidate from Texas, and not a hitman in a porno movie
' 'I'm sorry,' he added. 'I know he lost his eye in war or whatever.' Crenshaw was quick to respond to Davidson's skit on Sunday morning
'Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended,' he wrote on Twitter
'That being said, I hope @nbcsnl recognizes that vets don't deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes
' Davidson received a much harsher response from the National Republican Congressional Committee, which demanded an apology
'Getting dumped by your pop star girlfriend is no excuse for lashing out at a decorated war hero who lost his eye serving our country,' Jack Pandol, the committee's spokesman, said in a statement
'Pete Davidson and NBC should immediately apologize to Dan, and to the millions of veterans and military families who tune in every weekend - because they're not laughing
'. 'Come on SNL, do better,' she added. Donald Trump Jr retweeted criticism against Davidson, writing that his skit 'sounded more like leftist editorial than anything these days'
Trump Jr's own father has come under fire for the way he has spoken about Gold Star families and veterans, especially John McCain
While campaigning in July 2015, Donald Trump said McCain wasn't a 'war hero because he was captured'
'I like people who weren't captured,' added Trump, who received five deferments during the Vietnam War, including one for 'bone spurs'
. His right eye was destroyed in the blast and his left eye was badly damaged. Crenshaw wasn't the only politician that Davidson made fun of on Saturday night
The comedian joked that he started paying attention to the midterm elections after he 'had to move back in with my mom', a clear reference to his breakup with Grande
'I realized there are some really gross people running for office this year,' he continued, first joking that Florida Senate candidate Rick Scott looked like 'someone tried to whittle Bruce Willis out of a penis'
He then moved on to New York Rep Peter King, saying he 'looks like a cigar came to life'
King later hit out at Davidson for his joke about Crenshaw, tweeting: 'Disgrace for SNL comedian Pete Davidson to mock GOP Dan Crenshaw for wearing eye patch
' 'What are NBC's standards for firing? PC to insult wounded vets?!? (Davidson also insulted me
Who cares?!)'Davidson also joked that Mike Pence's brother Greg looks like a 'Ken doll that spent a year in the river', while New York Gov Andrew Cuomo 'looks like a guy who's sleeping with your mom, but stays overnight and eats breakfast with you in his boxers'
. 'I look like I make vape juice in a bathtub,' he added. 'I look like a Dr Seuss character went to prison
' Share this article Share Davidson then spent the last part of his skit to praise his ex, calling Grande a 'wonderful strong person'
'I genuinely wish her all the happiness in the world,' he added. 'Go vote on Tuesday
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