The cold open ran through a long list of recent Trump controversies.
James Austin Johnson crashed during final cold open of Saturday evening live make a big prediction about this Tuesday’s midterm elections: a blue wave is coming.
“The midterm elections are Tuesday and the polls say we are doing very poorly,” said SNL Asset. “They say Texas turns purple, just like my hand.”
Most current polls indicate that Democrats will retake the House of Representatives and could support the Senate as well. Election guru Nate Silver noted Friday that Republicans themselves appear certain to be on the verge of a major defeat.
SNLTrump praised the high-profile Senate race in Texas that could decide which party controls the chamber.
“You need to vote for horrible Ken Paxton,” Trump said. “I hate Ken Paxton, but you have to vote for him, because we can’t have this Talafreako.”
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Referring to Democratic candidate James Talarico, Trump continued: “Who is, frankly, much better looking. And wow, what dynamite on Talifreaka.”
The cold open has run through a long list of Trump controversies since SNLIt’s two weeks off.
He made fun of the real Trump’s strange sexual comments toward other men.SNLTrump’s Trump called him “gay dementia” — and so did Trump’s short-lived press secretary, Katie Zacharia.
Played by actress Veronika Slowikowska, Zacharia introduced himself and attempted to read the cue cards: “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”
Trump let him read the phrase as a “chance to redeem himself,” but a nervous Zacharia immediately sniffed it out.
SNL’New cast member Saidah Belo-Osagie portrayed rapper Nicki Minaj, introducing her as Trump’s next potential pick for White House press secretary.
“I’m here to kill it, and by ‘it,’ I mean my career,” SNL’s Minaj said. In real life, the musician openly supported Trump throughout his second term, even speaking at one of his rallies in Michigan.
After Minaj spoke, SNLTrump told viewers: “She’s got a hell of a… If only it was on a man, maybe I could admire it.”
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