From the Right · Read · November 6, 2026

Nov 7 · Texas Senator-elect James Talarico joins the Saturday Night Live cold open with James Austin Johnson's President Trump after the midterms

New York Post: Talarico crashes SNL's cold open; the Post says he turned Texas blue and won just over 55% of the vote.

Grade B (82/100). Article: New York Post on James Talarico's SNL cold open

B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): the Post says Talarico was "seemingly taking a swipe at Johnson’s 50-odd appearances as the president" without a source for the count

Splits: Article: New York Post on James Talarico's SNL cold open

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