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Saturday Night Live kicked off the April Fools’ episode with a cold opening spoofing Donald Trump’s impending arrest while joking that he has “never seen Melania happier.”
Comedian James Austin Johnson impersonated the former president in the sitcom that lampooned Trump’s resistance to impeachment, his frequent online misspellings, and his anger at “radical left-wing Democrats.”
The sketch also poked fun at Trump’s son Donald Jr. referring to him as “Kendall Roy” — a reference to the struggling character from the HBO series Succession.
SNL has a long history of parodying the businessman-turned-politician, which has led to frequent repeats of the show and its “low ratings.”
Saturday’s episode, which comes just three days before Trump is due to report to a nearby Manhattan courthouse, begins with a “message” from the former president.
SNL kicked off its April Fools’ episode with a cold open purporting to be a message from Donald Trump
Austin Johnson jokes that the 76-year-old politician is releasing an album called “Now That’s What I Call My Legal Defense Fund”
Then Austin Johnson launches into a conversation by quoting Taylor Swift’s words: “Hi, that’s me.” I’m the problem, me.
He continues: “Okay guys, this happened. I have been charged. Or as I indicated.
The joke was a reference to a spelling error Trump made on his Truth Social account Thursday night after news of his conviction over alleged payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Honestly, it’s time for me to come clean, admit that I broke the law, and quietly go to jail.
‘April fool! That was a joke. I was doing Jim’s work from the office. But make no mistake, what the Democratic Radical Left is doing to me is worse than any crime I have ever committed, and I have committed many, close to 34.”
Austin Johnson jokes that the 76-year-old politician is releasing an album called “Now That’s What I Call My Legal Defense Fund.”
The skit included a nod to Trump’s recently released song “Justice for All” and the J6 prison choir to raise money to support those locked up after the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.
The comedian joked that he needed “his constituents’ money more than ever.”
Shortly thereafter, cast member Kenan Thompson takes to the stage as Trump’s ally boxing promoter Don King, and the duo sing Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s “Islands in the Stream.”
Mikey Day is introduced as Don Jr. I hope it goes away. It’s my Kendall Roy
Actor Kenan Thompson takes to the stage as Trump ally boxing promoter Don King and the duo sing Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s ‘Islands in the Stream’
SNL joked that Trump has “never seen Melania happier” as he faces prison
Later, Mikey Day is introduced as Don Jr. I hope it goes away. It’s my Kendall Roy.
Kendall Roy is the name of the second eldest child of the Roy family in the dark comedy Succession.
The character – portrayed by actor Jeremy Strong – is very ambitious and craves his father’s approval.
Together, the duo sings “Boy’s a liar” by British singer Ice Spice and British singer PinkPantheress.
The irony comes after the real Don Jr. launched an aggressive media campaign criticizing the indictment against his father.
He received the news minutes before he was to go on the air for his thunderous Rumble podcast “Triggered with Donald Trump Jr” Thursday night.
At the time he criticized the “crazy arming of the entire federal government against political enemies”—calling his father’s indictment “communist level”.
The allegations facing Trump center around the $130,000 payment Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and agent, paid to Daniels, 44, during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump faces 34 counts and will stand trial in Manhattan at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
He has always denied having an affair with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
But the case has dogged him throughout his time in office after a federal investigation was opened.
SNL has made fun of Trump many times over the years. More famous actor Alec Baldwin has often taken on the role.
The skit provided a nod to a song released by the former chief and J6 prison choir
Trump hosted the show twice in 2004 and again in 2015.
But he grew more disdainful of the show as he became increasingly critical of his time in office.
In 2022, he wrote, “I once hosted and the ratings were HUGE!” Now, however, ratings are lower than ever, and the show is likely to be discontinued.
“It’s not, on these levels, sustainable—a bad show that’s not funny or smart.”
He added, “It was once good, never great, but now, it’s like ‘Late Losers’ who have lost their audience but have no idea why.
SNL Mockes Trump’s Indictment As James Austin Johnson’s Donald Jr. Calls “Kendall Roy”