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''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member and "comedian" Pete Davidson attacked Republican congressional candidate and former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw (who is running for the Texas 2nd congressional district to replace retiring Republican incumbent Ted Poe) with a tasteless and unfunny joke in a ''Weekend Update'' segment poking fun at the disabled Crenshaw, who lost his right eye due to an IED blast while on a mission in Afghanistan, on the November 3, 2018 edition of ''SNL''.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/11/04/pete-davidson-mocks-dan-crenshaw-who-lost-his-eye-in-afghanistan/ SNL's Pete Davidson Mocks GOP Candidate Dan Crenshaw, Who Lost His Eye in Afghanistan] at Breitbart News Network</ref> The backlash against Davidson, ''SNL'' and [[NBC]] for the joke was swift and heavy on Twitter as numerous critics, including [[Donald Trump Jr.]], the National Republican Congressional Committee and Crenshaw himself, vented against all three in their tweets for using ''Weekend Update'' to attack and trivialize Crenshaw.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/11/04/this-is-disgusting-nbc-under-fire-after-mocking-war-veteran-and-gop-candidate-dan-crenshaw/ NBC Under Fire After Mocking War Veteran and GOP Candidate Dan Crenshaw] at Breitbart News Network</ref> Davidson was also heavily attacked on the ''SNL'' Facebook page for his insensitive comments about Crenshaw.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/11/05/snl-facebook-page-erupts-comments-blasting-pete-davidson-mocking-veteran-injuries/ ''SNL'' Facebook Page Erupts with Avalanche of Comments Blasting Pete Davidson Mocking Veteran Injuries] at Breitbart News Network</ref>