Kate McKinnon pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "Playing her on SNL was a profound joy"

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"For so many of us, Justice Ginsburg was a real-life superhero: a beacon of hope, a warrior for justice, a robed crusader who saved the day time and again," McKinnon said of the late Supreme Court justice in a statement on Saturday night. "Playing her on SNL was a profound joy because I could always feel the overwhelming love and gratitude that the audience had for her. It was one of the great honors of my life to meet Justice Ginsburg, to shake her hand, and to thank her for her lifetime of service to this country."