Saturday Night Live as soon as once more skewered President Donald Trump over his tariffs coverage, following on from final week’s “Liberation Day” chilly open.
James Austin Johnson returned to Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza because the president in an Easter-themed sketch that started with Jesus, performed by Mikey Day, casting the moneylenders out of the temple on his arrival in Jerusalem.
The Biblical tableau froze as SNL’s Trump appeared.
“Remind you of anyone?” he mentioned to laughter. “I also got rid of money last week, but instead of one temple, I did a whole country. Maybe even the globe. The money’s gone.”
“Hi, it’s me your favorite president, Donald Jesus Trump, comparing myself to the son of God once again,” Johnson continued.
“Many people are even calling me the Messiah because of the mess I uh made out of the economy because of my beautiful tariffs; they’re so beautiful. They were working so well that I had to stop them.”
He later added: “But now everything is back how it was minus a few trillion dollars. A historic transfer of wealth from the middle classes to my buddies. Oh well!”
Johnson then in contrast the inventory market to Jesus: “It died, then on the third day it was risen! And then on the fourth day, it died again, possibly never to return, like Jesus.”
“Jesus Christ is a name we’re saying a lot lately … we look at our 401K and say: ‘Jesus Christ, where did it all go?”
Johnson’s Trump then mocked different solid members, nonetheless frozen of their biblical tableau behind him, in an effort to get them to interrupt.
More Easter jokes ensued: “We love Easter, we love bunny, we love hunting for eggs just like everyone’s doing in the grocery store right now because they cost a trillion billion dollars.”
In different topical references, Johnson’s Trump mentioned: “I had my annual physical this week. They said I am in great shape. One of the best shapes… Lump.”
Returning to the topic of Easter and his tariffs, SNL Trump mentioned: “But in the holiest of seasons, Easter, let us remember the lesson that Mr. Jesus taught us when he went buck wild on those money changers… We must never mix religion with commerce.”
“You can read all about that in my Trump Bible,” he mentioned to laughter. “Now made in America, so it costs $1,300, and it falls apart even faster.”
Wrapping up the sketch within the conventional method, Johnson’s Trump allowed the opposite solid members to unfreeze and be part of him within the conventional: “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”
Saturday’s version of NBC’s flagship leisure present, which not too long ago celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, was hosted by actor Jon Hamm, with musical visitor Lizzo.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/snl-trump-messiah-easter-tariffs-b2732338.html