‘SNL’ Cast Praises Trump in Sarcastic Cold Open as Dana Carvey Debuts Elon Musk Impression: ‘I Run the Country Now!’
variety.comEthan Shanfeld The cast of “Saturday Night Live” faked audiences out by praising Donald Trump in the series’ first episode after his election.
In the cold open, cast members somberly discussed Trump’s victory and warned that “now, thanks to the Supreme Court, there are no guardrails.” “And that is why, we at ‘SNL’ would like to say to Donald Trump: We have been with you all along,” Kenan Thompson added. “We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you!” Bowen Yang added sarcastically, before Sarah Sherman said, “Every single person on this stage believed in you.” “Every single person on this stage voted for you!” added Marcello Hernández.
The cast continued its faux-praise of the next president, as Colin Jost threw his “Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che under the bus, calling him the “lame-stream media.” (Jost later appeared on screen wearing a Jan.
6-style viking helmet.) After Thompson and Hernández joked that the “SNL” cast should be left off of Trump’s list of enemies (should he have one), James Austin Johnson came out flexing fake muscles and a red Rambo headband as “Hot Jacked Trump.” “From now on we’re going to do a very flattering portrayal of Trump because he’s frankly my hero,” Johnson said. “And he’s going to make an incredible president and eventually king.
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