Los Angeles, Dec 22 (.) During the December 20 episode of Saturday Night Live, James Austin Johnson came up with a mocking portrayal of President Donald Trump, mocking the US First Citizen’s holiday address, as he blended absurdity with sharp political satire.
In the cold open, Johnson’s Trump parodied recent headlines, including the release of additional Epstein files and Trump’s announcement of the so-called “Patriot Games” for elite high school athletes, Variety reported.
“I almost forgot: I’m getting my own Hunger Games,” Johnson-as-Trump quipped. “That’s right, the White House will be hosting the Patriot Games for high school athletes, because I thought, ‘What’s the best way to distract from the Epstein files?’ I know, invite a bunch of teenagers to my house!”
The sketch also spoofed Trump’s comments on the economy. “The economy is fine, all right? The economy’s fine. It’s getting closer to fine. Indigo Girls. They were one of my favourite lesbian folk rock duos. I believe that was Melissa Etheridge and, I want to say, Elton John,” Johnson’s Trump said, highlighting the former president’s sometimes erratic speech patterns.
Trump’s fictionalised plans to rename landmarks were also parodied. “We are renaming the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which will now be called the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I’m actually going to be renaming a number of our other monuments as well … People are saying, ‘Why are you putting your name on so many buildings?’ And I say it’s because we had to take it off so many files, Epstein redacted. We had so many Trumps in there!” . MI ARN .