George W. Bush Explains His Deal with China

President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) brags about negotiating directly with the leader of China and lists details of the horrible deal he struck to get the Chinese to return a captured U.S. plane and its crew of 24. [Season 26, 2001]
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[@kyleperlman]

“No translators” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@iGeekozoid]

Jiang Zemin has a decent command of English, so it likely wouldn't be much of an issue.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

@@iGeekozoid Haha, no he doesn't. I've heard the guy speak, and he might have a solid grammatical command, but his enunciation is subpar.

[@iGeekozoid]

@@ZhangtheGreat Welp, at least better than Bush's Chinese.

[@elkinramirez1498]

Mano a mano

[@gabrielrubens4505]

ZhangtheGreat well I would love to see Bush try to speak Mandarin

[@marcocassone5996]

Impersonating Bush is great because any slip-ups become apart of the impersonation. 😂

[@dielaughing73]

I liked him staring down the camera after 'drug treatment pro-fcility', daring us to guess if it was intentional or not

[@BSin8413]

😂😂

[@stantondinger5836]

part not apart or is that your strategery?

[@deadpres9534]

apart, noted.

[@cvasirocket1401]

It is why one should not bother try to understand such a man as one would come up short in his or her's philosophycally thoughts. One would think.

[@zirak93-2]

"Don't mess with Texas" "Don't ever mess with Texas"

[@albertoaguirre7114]

Longhorns or Rangers?

[@emmyelijah7395]

I love how he starts sounding completely legit and serious. 🤣

[@isaibarragan8328]

"Don't mess with Texas"

[@angelcastaneda529]

“Don’t ever mess with Texas”

[@speculesgorgoth4055]

DON'T just don't you don't wanna go there

[@knockturnall]

For me, Will Ferrell's impersonation of W is the best impersonation of a president ever

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Strategery

[@orvillealtman8072]

nah there`s rich littles nixon and dan acryods carter that were just as good

[@texandy89]

Nah the best impersonating for Bush was Steve Bridges watch bushes Correspondence dinner at the white house he was better Steve Bridges also did Obamas dinner as well Will Ferrell is second but Steve Bridges is way better unfortunately he is no longer alive.

[@Ultizer]

Darrell Hammond did much better as Clinton and Gore. Ferrel as Bush was funny but a bit too silly, like Adam Sandler level silly.

[@knockturnall]

@Ultizer it's very possible that others did better impersonations. From my European perspective, though, W was just as silly IRL, that's why I rate Ferrell so high.

[@garethhill7926]

I miss when parodies of the President were more crazy than the President's actual behavior

[@hansmarheim7620]

Thanks. Couldn't Have said it better myself

[@arunlewis4416]

Paul Boccuti *silence conservative*

[@SilentCheechGaming1991]

@@JacobSnell1234 and he isnt trying to do that?

[@JacobSnell1234]

@@SilentCheechGaming1991 how?

[@ameyas7726]

@@JacobSnell1234 Donald Trump is not competent enough to destroy the United States of America...he has done a lot of damage but US will survive....let's face it, you'd never be happy with SNL unless they portrayed Trump like a second coming of Jesus....Alex Baldwin's Trump is actually the most popular ever and he actually brings out the narcissistic self-absorbed ego-maniacal petty pathological-lying side of Donald Trump..

[@KR-qh5rs]

All in all, one of Bush’s better deals

[@leesublett2240]

Yep, almost on par with Obama's $150 Billion Iran Sellout Deal.....Will Ferrell's imitation of Bush is absolutely hilarious though!!

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+Happy Hank nice echo echo echo effect there Hankycrank

[@ryanjapan3113]

Happy Hank you mean where Obana gave Iran what they had purchased from America and they can’t have nukes for 10 years?

[@lookbovine]

Happy Hank Sanctions and nuclear deals are tricky, huh? We froze those funds decades ago, so that’s their money, genius.

[@platinumpokitaru]

@@lookbovine terrorist nations dont deserve money even if its theirs. Steal it away and carpet bomb yhe ayatollah

[@nachtegaelw5389]

I met one of the State Dept career officials involved in this negotiation. It was a very sticky and tense situation. It could have turned out much worse. I’m just glad everyone got out alive.

[@indisbit9368]

This is by far the best Bush video ever.

[@samreid6010]

Eh, axis of evil was better. This is pretty damn good though

[@eb1247]

Harold and Kumar Guantanamo Bay way better

[@aussieaussie4848]

Best Bush video is we will not negotiate with terrorists now watch this drive

[@zirak93-2]

Steve Bridges is as good or maybe even better.

[@tktru]

Fun fact: Jiang Zemin speaks English fairly well (the only Chinese president so far able to do so)

[@rosec_rose6661]

The only Chinese leader who wasn't too hostile to U.S lol Xi is 100x insane than he was

[@buster53546]

Will Ferrell is a comedic Legend!!

[@rjl7655]

you have to admit the President G.W. Bush did have a knack for strategery

[@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309]

😂

[@cocomajoko1]

Both Bush’s would laugh 😂 at the SNL skits about them, that is class

[@retroworld8090]

Would be better if they laughed from a jail cell

[@chrisbeebe7596]

Neither hosted snl however.

[@pirategamer6630]

@@retroworld8090 For what crimes exactly?

[@calebstevens7487]

Pre 9/11 when this was our biggest issue, now hardly anyone remembers.

[@maulrat588]

SO good at doing that voice! Amazing job by Will Ferrell;

[@dcg7139]

I love it when he blames Cheney and acts like the child...Hilarious

[@abegohr2576]

Live from a Chinese Labour camp it's Saturday Niiiiight

[@kingpin6989]

...no translators...

[@justintahair9119]

no dick chaney

[@snowjordan6822]

President Jiang speaks fluent English. No translator is fine.

[@tanks4nuthin964]

Like if I ever get far enough in life that Will Ferrell plays me in a skit, I'll consider my life complete haha

[@arthurmontana8791]

Will usually rifs on fools who became notorious. You don't want to be among them.

[@asmrcritique6565]

Wow, Ferrell just kept getting a bit better every time he did Bush skit.

[@bklynbam1978]

This episode is from pretty early in the Bush Administration (pre-9/11). But that only shows that it didn’t take long for Ferrell to get good at impersonating him.

[@bewatermyfriends9254]

sharing photocopies of photocopies is permitted. lol this jokes would have been understood easily for Indonesian people will ferrel is just too funny to be watched

[@andrewfilbert2808]

lol

[@jessenetsch1868]

be water, my friends “

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

there is water at the bottom of the ocean, under the water carry the water

[@UmarTahir]

Why for Indonesian people? Storytime? 👀

[@alippawwaz9718]

@@UmarTahir seneng gua ada org indo liat SNL,😂

[@DakinRinone]

I need this laugh right now

[@TheNameTooSexyToShow]

What happened?

[@DakinRinone]

@@TheNameTooSexyToShow life lol

[@TheNameTooSexyToShow]

​@@DakinRinone Oh, maybe I can tell you about my shiit in private and make you realize there are others who have it much worse as you. My next birthday will end with the rope.

[@TheDangleberries]

@@TheNameTooSexyToShow I guess im the only one who will say it: Stop with the pathetic attention seeking, do something with yourself and grow up.

[@squigglydoo9386]

It’s May 5, 2020 and I finally miss George W. Bush. President Budweiser was WAY BETTER than President Corona.

[@brendenperry3770]

Trump couldn't prevent corona dude

[@nunyabusiness3516]

I bet the Chinese government are rolling on the floor laughing that Trump KNEW the virus was deadly and contagious, AND believed it was sent to the U.S. by a contentious government, yet was too busy bragging to wear a mask or take even basic measures to prevent spreading or getting INFECTED by said disease and ended up with it. That REALLY showed them 😂😂😂

[@gmnd1085]

@@brendenperry3770 no, but he knew about it in January, lied/mislead us, and is still lying to the American people about it today. Couldn’t prevent it, could’ve done a hell of a lot more and admitted he dropped the ball, but he’s incapable of admitting mistakes

[@kal-zor-el5801]

But i don't miss at all, he started alot of war and we are still fighting those wars. But i like Will's bush for sure

[@user-wt8vv2hh5c]

No one can do impression of bush like will ferrell

[@robosullivan704]

Pure Strategery

[@tanks4nuthin964]

This is such a great damn skit lol I love the Bush skits with Ferrell hahahaha

[@Zeldarw104]

Yeah!! 😂😂😂

[@finestfresh]

I'm a Chinese and I love all SNL series

[@bobwinters5572]

It's interesting to see a cultural artifact from that brief twilight dream-like moment when the post-Cold War era ended and just before the post-9/11 era began. It was all so irrelevant and looking back on it, even the people living through it thought of it as irrelevant as they lived it.

[@kidkique]

so you mean the 90s?

[@mazze00]

Do you think we will look back on today thinking the same?

[@mazze00]

@@kidkique yes...they were pretty random if you are honest to yourself...

[@jonadams5547]

But they were fun

[@samsunglg6671]

2:14 - 2:51 When you graduate from law school knowing the law.

[@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915]

I mean some people are famous and people kinda go….why!? They’re average at best! But it would be a crime if the world never saw Will Ferrell. So talented so funny so off the wall. Man I love this dude.

[@operationb.e.n6480]

Easily one of the top 5 best sketches from SNL

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

Anybody who doesn't find this skit funny will be sent to a Chinese labor camp!!

[@julianaa.asante2855]

Agreed. Crazy funny 😂😂😆

[@facethemountain6503]

this is pure gold

[@sacundim]

To think this was a joke in 2001, but realism in 2018.

[@kthcsh]

sacundim has there been a hostage negotiation in 2018? I must have missed it. Last I remember was Obama’s $150billion dollar Iran sellout hostage negotiation.

[@thekeepers15]

kthcsh Yeaa lol that’s what I remember to , we must be the only ones

[@policerthought5649]

kthcsh Wow you still believe that shit, lol you trumptards are hilarious

[@karanbrar1939]

BrexMK you can’t believe that the Obama Administration gave Iran hundreds of billions in sanctions relief for barely anything? Well believe it.

[@policerthought5649]

No, I won't believe it. Why? Because there's no evidence.

[@lazurusjones1740]

Why is it tht "bush" will ferrell told us more truth then the actual bushwacked fuck we had? Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@torbenmrk410]

😂😂😂 Will you are a genious.. 😂😂😂

[@akhilt9583]

I'm laughing so hard😂😂

[@Sir_psylok]

2024 and this is still hilarious and wildly accurate/ahead of its time.

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Nice one.....will ferrell is an amazing talent...period

[@malainfluencia126]

That derek line got to me lmao

[@gocanuckurself1]

Will Ferrel as George Dubya is so classic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pakde8002]

Roughly so. I remember it well. We saw how tough America is when faced with an enemy that actually has an army bigger than ours.

[@bdog236]

Too tall jones week should be a national event

[@rohitschauhanitbhu]

Laughed so bad watching this

[@samaboff5011]

Procility. 🤣🤣🤣

[@timjthru]

He should of at least brought with him State Dept. attache' Jacob Silj to help communicate.

[@Methodius93]

The apology at 1:35 sounds more like Obama haha

[@vernefits1953]

photocopies of photocopies are permitted LoL

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Provided they are readable

[@gilbertotabares8196]

Looks like Reaganomics is makin a comeback.

[@biffalobull2335]

Even funnier in todays context. We've come a long way.

[@hatemalmuteiri4356]

Man, this is so funny

[@joelgregorio-flores4379]

BRUH MOMENT 😂

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

0:47 No Dick Cheneye😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vmaund33]

Imagine if they came at Biden this hard on SNL… it’d be hilarious!!

[@ADavis-oq4et]

yeah, but snl isn't a poltical sketch show. so

[@shaggydogj]

They came close with Jim Carrey.

[@aMulliganStew]

And it only got worse. MUCH worse.

[@jmb2956]

Love this guy.....bestttt

[@theseageek]

Back when SNL parodies were not as crazy as the reality.

[@godzillamothra2223]

2020 anyone?

[@cassiemontgomery45]

Me! I kinda miss this man!

[@shaggydogj]

Mr. Jiang will be responsible for pool maintenance.

[@tsarmichael3876]

So true...

[@patrickblair1800]

LOL!!!!! Oh my goodness

[@youkyouk7471]

Mano a mano 😂😂😂

[@basedacid2290]

My grandma watched this live when it came on for the first time ahe thought it was real

[@dickpark9807]

Funny how seriously relevant it is... Mocking but decidedly humorous... Ferrell is a comedic genius, in a Gump sorta simplistic style. He is attendant to all manner of historic moments. In his own interpretation of events

[@dilibau]

Can some1 please tell me what is the exact date at which this sketch aired? I know it is below the vid, but I am confused as I am non-English. Thanks in advance

[@cfarrell02]

4th of july 2001

[@admin9072]

no.

[@SebastianTheGreat]

I'm assuming shortly after this incident, which was on April 1st, 2001

[@benchen4966]

April 12 2001

[@olimpiasps]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 MANO A MANO 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@Qqxx22]

Will Ferrell is great.

[@saps1850]

I keep waiting for Biden to say this at one of his press conferences.

[@TheContrariann]

Ferrel bhai🙌

[@lukekendrick100]

Gonna tell my kids this was George Bush no doubt

[@ummmidunno8308]

I still ask God daily why did you go and take this miracle away from SNL?

[@angelcitygirl]

DUBYA.

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

The subject matter is strangely ironic in 2020.

[@alisavdagic8116]

Ah when you could distinct parody from presidential behaviour.

[@jwbures]

Don’t mess with TEXAS!

[@danp1471]

And Trump says he's the best negotiator. I don't think so.

[@ViceCoin]

"Is our children learnin?"

[@daniellawton3831]

We get screwed n that deal

[@SoulSearch11110]

Lol is this a Will?

[@Mr.Takahash1]

Will Ferrell plays a better President Bush than Bush himself. Will Ferrell for president.

[@mostafanafi8494]

SNL is the best

[@thankyou6184]

Say hello

[@MrAce-lm8es]

You Really Don't Wanna Mess .. With Texas.

[@qwertyu8832]

Is seriously nobody watching this right now?!

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

". . . . . Chinese labor camp . . . . . . "

[@omarsatar2003]

Funny.

[@averyzucco220]

Suddenly relevant again...

[@gb5085]

I guess these are George Bush's 14 points.

[@alisonabuhadema659]

What happens when you mess with Texas?

[@kimmolaine8069]

Believe in Bushy!

[@richardvilseck]

Ah... the good old days... When George W. Bush was the most stupidest president.

[@pierrespoutnik]

"Most stupidest" oooooh the irony

[@jarhead8100]

Spoutnik 😂

[@tiffanytwisted2901]

Spoutnik 🤣🤣🤣

[@Johnston212]

And he could even speak in sentences...

[@dbreiden83080]

@@pierrespoutnik Hope that was on purpose..

[@killsins3263]

Hahahahaha

[@hanwang6324]

Jiang Zeming is pretty good at English, so no translater actually makes sense

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Oh god no. I've heard Jiang Zemin speak. He's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is.

[@VoltairesRevenge]

Spell it! And do it right this time.

[@bubblerum69002]

Trump makes me miss Junior. A lot.

[@garyr7027]

He just described how america sells out.

[@BEUSA42]

Funny as hell But scary shit too

[@mojo500100]

Anybody else having trouble with that stupid Cadillac commercial that's supposed to precede the video? It freezes and blacks out the screen. No video. No wonder Caddy's going down the tubes.....

[@Cunninghamily]

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