OK, where to begin? Well, last week was a half-fortnight during which folks learned Donald Trump Jr. didn't call his dad when everyone thought he did (more on him in a minute); an Apple bug allowed other people to eavesdrop on your FaceTime conversations; Democrats chose Stacey Abrams to give the State of the Union response; the Senate voted to rebuke President Trump over his foreign policy decisions, perhaps because the president is already undermining negotiations. Oh, and apparently the US is withdrawing from its nuclear treaty with Russia. In other words, 2019 seems to be following in the footsteps of 2018. Still, at least January is over. That's something.

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What Happened: Donald Trump Jr. maybe doesn't know what Saturday Night Live is, or at least maybe doesn't fully understand the name of the NBC show.

What Really Happened: There are burns that are so good those around are left dumbstruck such an insult has been delivered in such a manner. And then there are burns so bad that those around are left dumbstruck at how much the perceived insult has backfired and embarrassed the jokester responsible. Last week when Donald Trump Jr. tried to get in a dig at the Democrats, he definitely suffered the latter kind of sick burn.

Wait. A skit on what? Internet, time to do what you do best and correct and lampoon him.

As could only be expected, the response to Trump Junior's gaffe went viral by itself. Still, at least some people were being pretty understanding about the whole thing, even if that didn't mean they were being particularly kind.

Perhaps the most appropriate response came from a former SNL cast member.

The Takeaway: The most charitable version of events may be the one that suggests that this was a learning experience most of all. Admittedly, learning something that everyone else knew in the first place, but that's something, right?

Trump National Golf Course Hired Undocumented Workers

What Happened: Despite his comments about undocumented workers taking American jobs, President Trump's golf club in New York state employed undocumented workers. Until the government shutdown.