‘SNL’ mocks Donald Trump Bibles ahead of Easter Sunday: ‘It’s my favorite book’

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Donald Trump and the $60 bibles he has been selling mere hours before the Easter holiday. During the program’s cold open, “SNL” gave a brief nod to the biblical story of how Jesus Christ was killed and then rose from the dead three days later.After a brief conversation between three women named Mary (portrayed by Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner and Sarah Squirm) the stone door to Jesus’ tomb rolls aside. “What is that noise that comes from within,” asks Fineman, while Squirm points out that the stone blocking the tomb had moved aside. “Is it Jesus,” Gardner asks as James Austin Johnson — dressed like the 45th president — walks in and states “Basically yes.” “Happy Easter everybody,” says Johnson, 34, as Trump. “As it was stated in the bible ‘Guess who’s back back back again shady’s back.” “Alright girls, you can go.

No more lines” continues Johnson. “You did great. Bye-bye. That’s right. ” Johnson then jokes that it’s “the time of year when I compare myself to Jesus Christ.

That’s just the thing I do now, and people seem to be okay with that … I’m gonna keep doing it.”“And if you think that this a bad look, imagine how weird it would be if I started selling Bibles.

Well, I’m selling Bibles,” he adds holding up a brown bible with the American flag and “God Bless USA” etched on it. “Look at the bible.