The April 11 episode of Saturday Night Live began with a cold open featuring Donald Trump, portrayed by James Austin Johnson, calling his contact list to hear updates from people close to him.
Trump appears alongside his press secretary Karoline Leavitt, portrayed by Ashley Padilla, instructing her to write “praise be to Allah,” recalling his threat to eliminate an entire civilization on Tuesday (7).
He then decides to call his contact list to catch up on the news. First, he chooses golfer Tiger Woods, played by Kenan Thompson, hoping to talk about golf.
“Tiger! It’s Donald. What’s going on? Are you playing in the Masters this weekend?” the president asked.
“No, sir. I don’t know if you remember, but I crashed my car and was arrested for driving under the influence,” drawing laughs from the audience. Donald Trump said he could have told them he was a friend of the president and the police would have let him go.
He then answered a call from Melania Trump, portrayed by Chloe Fineman. He didn’t recognize the number but picked up anyway. “You’re calling me? That’s not a good sign.”
“Listen, I decided I should give a big, random speech, completely out of nowhere, and say that I’m not a victim of Epstein. Is that good?” says Melania in Fineman’s version.
“Sweetheart, I have to admit, that sounds a little insane. Who do you think you are? Me?” Donald Trump joked.
“It’s not just about Epstein. I thought I could also say: ‘I, Melania Trump, in no way helped the Gilgo Beach serial killer.’ That way, no one will suspect anything,” she said again, sending the audience into laughter.
Also included in the satire was Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, portrayed by Colin Jost. The two were discussing developments in the war in Iran.
“Don’t worry, sir, Iran is as obliterated as I am every Saturday night, allegedly,” Jost began.
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“Don’t worry about the negotiations. I just heard they’re going very, very badly,” Trump said. Source and images: YouTube Saturday Night Live. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
