Politics were front and center for this week's cold open on Saturday Night Live
following the midterm elections on Tuesday. The sketch opened with Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (Kenan Thompson) and Chuck Schumer (Sarah Sherman) discussing the Democratic party's success on Tuesday. They get interrupted by President Donald Trump, played once again by James Austin Johnson, who is talking about his plans going forward.There are brief cameos from Vice President J.D. Vance (Jeremy Culhane) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost), but they were far from the most surprising appearance in the cold open. When President Trump broached the topic of Texas turning blue, Senator-elect James Talarico himself came out on stage.
"Hi, America, I'm James
Talarico. The guy who's been texting every day asking for five dollars," Talarico said over raucous applause.
"In this economy, who can blame you?" Johnson's Trump added in.
Check out the full sketch here:
Next week, Saturday Night Live returns with comedian John Mulaney hosting for his seventh time. Mulaney, the former SNL writer, will be joined by musical guest Phoebe Bridgers.
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