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In 2018, Colin Jost weighed in on a major business decision from his “Weekend Update” perch: Amazon’s polarizing plan to build a secondary headquarters in Long Island City. The global conglomerate chose the location in exchange for a $3 billion tax break, and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spearheaded the progressive campaign against the move. On X, formerly known as Twitter, she argued that citizens would be better served if the billions being used as Amazon bait went toward infrastructure and other community improvements. Gentrification was another concern.
Jost made the controversial choice to take Amazon’s side. “Only New Yorkers could complain about getting 25,000 new jobs,” he said. “All the cities who lost out must be like, ‘Shut up you whiny b***es.’” Out slammed his stance in an opinion piece titled “Colin Jost Is a Douchebag,” and he got blasted on social media. “If Colin Jost is so down for Amazon coming here he should go work there and give his job to someone who can actually write a joke,” tweeted one critic.
Amid the public outcry, Amazon nixed the deal, and Jost conceded that its critics had some valid points in a 2020 Chicago Tribune interview. But he’s still a fan of Jeff Bezos’ behemoth brand. After Jost poured slime on his outraged wife, Scarlett Johansson, during her virtual 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards acceptance speech, she asked him where he got the green goo. “Amazon,” he said.
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