VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-11
“After seven months of war, you’re back home safe in sunny San Diego, which the president just asked Iran to blow up. I couldn’t be more proud of you,”
Colin Jost · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-11
Jost as Pete Hegseth welcomed the USS Abraham Lincoln home in the cold open.
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