It was satire. The joke of the sketch was that the if the WH and their damage control campaign were being genuinely transparent, the response would have had to

It was satire. The joke of the sketch was that the if the WH and their damage control campaign were being genuinely transparent, the response would have had to have been an act of sheer genius, and not the clear debacle everyone knew it was. I mean, the sketch was written by Al Franken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_season_12#:~:text=In%20a%20sketch%20written%20by,Guest%20appearance%20by%20Eric%20Idle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_season_12#....