the founding father in “Hamilton” for the “Saturday Night Live” cold open this weekend, which mocked Trump’s second presidential inauguration.The skit began with Miranda’s Hamilton joining a group of colonial characters and rapping about America.“What matters is the nation we build,” he said. “Because in America, all men are created equal.
America, not England. We’re doing the sequel. And we will have leaders, but no one thing. In America we will never have a king.”James Austin Johnson’s Trump interrupted Miranda’s Hamilton and took over the spotlight.“Never say never,” said Johnson’s Trump. “Kidding of course, though many ways I’m not.
I’m in my king era.”He went on, “But just like the founding fathers, I am creating a new country as well. And just like them, we’re doing it very whitely.
DEI is over. It’s dead. Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show ‘The Office’: mostly white people but with one funny black guy who is having a really bad time.”Johnson’s Trump mocked Miranda’s Hamilton and said he “got tricked into coming here and now he’s frozen on stage.The comedian then went after Trump’s son Barron, 18, who returned to the spotlight for the inauguration last week.“I’m back in the White House, just in time.
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