Mon. Jul 8th, 2024

SNL’s Trump Reveals Master Plan to Capitalize on Indictment<!-- wp:html --><p>NBC</p> <p>Less than 72 hours before <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-to-expect-next-from-donald-trump-first-indicted-ex-us-president">Donald Trump</a> is reportedly scheduled to turn himself into the Manhattan DA’s office following his historic indictment, <em>Saturday Night Live</em>’s Trump (James Austin Johnson) opened the show’s April Fools’ Day episode by pushing one last money grab on his unsuspecting supporters: A bangers-only album of covers.</p> <p>“Some are saying I’m going to use this indictment to rile up my base so that they give me <em>more </em>money,” he explained. “Not true. Not true. I don’t want anything from my base except their love, their votes, perhaps their money, and I need their money more than ever.” </p> <p>Inspired by the success of “Justice for All,” a song credited to Trump and The J6 Prison Choir, he offered a sneak peek into what listeners can expect from his collection of Greatest Hits, “Now That’s What I Call My Legal Defense Fund,” a.k.a. ”Trump Bopz.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/snls-trump-reveals-master-plan-to-capitalize-on-indictment">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Less than 72 hours before Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to turn himself into the Manhattan DA’s office following his historic indictment, Saturday Night Live’s Trump (James Austin Johnson) opened the show’s April Fools’ Day episode by pushing one last money grab on his unsuspecting supporters: A bangers-only album of covers.

“Some are saying I’m going to use this indictment to rile up my base so that they give me more money,” he explained. “Not true. Not true. I don’t want anything from my base except their love, their votes, perhaps their money, and I need their money more than ever.”

Inspired by the success of “Justice for All,” a song credited to Trump and The J6 Prison Choir, he offered a sneak peek into what listeners can expect from his collection of Greatest Hits, “Now That’s What I Call My Legal Defense Fund,” a.k.a. ”Trump Bopz.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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