SNL skewers Trump’s ‘Bored of Peace’ missile assault on Iran: ‘Distracting from Epstein Files’ | EUROtoday

In its chilly open, Saturday Night Live skewered President Donald Trump over his shock assault on Iran — portraying it as each a blatant violation of his marketing campaign promise and a determined try and distract from the Epstein information.

The newest episode started with Trump, performed by James Austin Johnson, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, performed by Colin Jost, showing at a press convention to handle the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, which started throughout the early morning hours on Saturday.

“I launched this attack after me and my Board of Peace decided we were bored of peace,” Johnson’s Trump informed the viewers, referencing the committee of world leaders established by the president final month.

“As we all know, Iran has been two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon for like the last 15 years or something, so we had to act now,” Johnson’s Trump continued, including, “War, what is it good for? Distracting from the Epstein files!”

The SNL star then mocked the Republican president for seemingly abandoning his campaign-trail stance, the place he had vowed to finish “forever wars” and claimed former Vice President Kamala Harris was “assured” to start out World War III.

“A year ago on the campaign trail I promised no new foreign wars,” Johnson’s Trump mentioned. “But listen, wars [is] plural, right. I’m allowed to do one. [I] can do one foreign war, and possibly one civil…”

Soon after, Jost’s Hegseth took the stage, carrying an power drink, which he promised was non-alcoholic.

“They asked for someone to volunteer to oversee this half baked operation, and I didn’t walk. I ran,” he mentioned, sparking laughter from the viewers.

He then addressed the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died following the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

“Bottom line, all of you should be thanking us we took out a horrendous horrible leader who was oppressing his own people,” Jost’s Hegseth mentioned. Johnson’s Trump rapidly chimed in: “Don’t get any ideas!”

The swiftly assembled chilly open got here simply hours after Trump introduced a significant army operation in Iran. U.S. and Israeli forces bombarded authorities and army websites throughout the Middle Eastern nation, killing a whole bunch of individuals, in accordance with state media. In response, Iran launched retaliatory strikes throughout the area, sparking fears of a broader battle.

Trump has vowed to proceed the strikes for weeks — if not longer.