SNL Roasts Trump Over Epstein & Kennedy Center
SNL hilariously mocks Trump over Epstein files, Kennedy Center renaming, and his infamous cognitive test claims in a scathing Christmas cold open.
Saturday Night Live's cold open featured a biting Christmas-themed episode that mocked President Donald Trump, referencing the heavily redacted Epstein files and the renaming of the Kennedy Center.
James Austin Johnson continued his portrayal of the president, lampooning the Trump administration's claim of being "the most transparent in history," while hundreds of pages of the long-awaited documents, partially released by the Justice Department on Friday, were heavily redacted.
Democrats noted that Trump's name appeared only a few times in the thousands of documents, and a photo of the president was removed by the DOJ on Saturday. Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Johnson's Trump said, "Regarding the files, we're being very transparent. Because Jeffrey Epstein was a bad guy, and I didn't know him, and I liked him very much."
He joked, "We released all the files, and frankly, I look great. We had to redact some sensitive stuff, but you get the gist..."
Johnson then turned to a large file next to him, which was completely redacted except for the words: "Trump did nothing wrong."
The comedic version of Trump joked that he was renaming so many government buildings after himself "because we had to remove it from so many files."
"We had to put them somewhere," Johnson added.
The December 20th cold open also mocked a board appointed by Trump that voted to rename the prestigious Kennedy Center: The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Johnson said, "We're renaming the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which will now be called the Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, no homo."
"I'm actually going to rename a lot of our other monuments too...the Trump-Washington Monument...the Trump Lincoln Memorial," Johnson continued, displaying doctored images of the historical landmarks with the president's name superimposed on them.
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The nearly five-minute skit mimicked Trump's rambling speaking style, in which he has often boasted about his cognitive test scores. "I'm now doing my own version of the Nativity, where kings from the Middle East bring me gifts, like gold, airplanes, and casino deals in Dubai," the actor said. "But unlike the Nativity, they're not coming on camels. And I know camels, I know them very well. I know them from my daily mandatory cognitive test."
"I always get the camel right. It's the bumpy horse," he continued. "That's how I know the camel, the bumpy horse."
Saturday's show, hosted by Ariana Grande, marked Bowen Yang's final appearance on the show, as he announced his departure mid-season after seven years.
The 35-year-old actor and comedian shared several photos on Instagram of himself with his fellow cast members at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
"I loved working at SNL, and most of all, I loved the people there. I was there during a time when a lot of things in the world felt terrible, but working at 30 Rock taught me the importance of showing up no matter what when people make it worthwhile," his lengthy caption began.
"I'm grateful for every minute I spent there," he added.
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