Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Not Throwing Away His Election-Day Shot

Hamilton star's SNL monologue doubled as a groovy PSA.

Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Saturday Night Live opening monologue was not just one of the slickest bits of such business in many an episode. It was also one of the most entertaining get-out-the-vote promos we’re likely to be treated to ahead of Nov. 8.

In between killer rhymes like “The way these grandstanding candidates be talkin’ / They’re just a tweet away from facing off in Weehawken” and “Yo, election news cycles / In time with Lorne Michaels,” Miranda came upon a framed, signed photo of previous guest host Donald Trump.

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