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A "Saturday Night Live" joke comparing the Trump administration to Nazis didn't seem to land with the audience over the weekend, or perhaps the crowd just didn't get it.

On the show's "Weekend Update" satirical news segment, host Colin Jost quipped that President Donald Trump was sending billions in aid to Argentina, "because if history is any guide, a lot of Trump officials will end up fleeing to Argentina."

The joke was met with muted laughter and an awkward pause from the studio audience, to Jost's seeming surprise as he said, "OK, one clap." He added he was "just kidding."

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It was a clear reference to Nazi war criminals who

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