Online outrage swiftly followed; Crenshaw himself tweeted that veterans “don’t deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes.”
On Monday, fellow SNL cast member Kenan Thompson weighed in on the situation while appearing on The Today Show to promote his role in the upcoming movie The Grinch.
Crenshaw, who’s running for Congress, lost an eye fighting in Afghanistan and wears an eyepatch.
Davidson made a joke about his appearance (“You may be surprised to hear he’s a Congressional candidate from Texas, and not a hitman in a porno movie.”)