‘Saturday Night Live’ Opens With Quickly Scripted Sketch Of Trump Exulting In War With Iran: “My Board Of Peace Decided We Were Bored Of Peace”

Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), who touted himself as peacemaker, now exulting in war with Iran. Less than a day after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on the Iranian regime, killing the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the show scrambled plans for the cold open. “People are asking, ‘Why attack Iran now?” Johnson’s Trump said. “Well, we had to strike in the early hours of Saturday, which has two advantages militarily. One, it’s after the stock market closes for the weekend. And two, it’s to cause immeasurable fear, rage and chaos in the SNL writers room. They probably had a big State of the Union address thing they were going to do. Not anymore!” Making an appearance: Colin Jost, returning as the overcompensating Pete Hegseth. “Don’t let my confident demanor fool you. I am scared, and I don’t know what I am doing.” Watch on Deadline The sketch ended as Hegseth told viewers, “Bottom line, you should all be thanking us. We took out a horrendous, horrible leader who is oppressing his own people.” Then Trump chimed in, “But don’t get any ideas!” More to come. Must Read Stories Hide Articles ‘Scream 7’ Is Slaying: Pic Eyes Franchise-Best $60M+ In Opening Frame ‘The Studio’ & ‘Stephen’ Among Winners: Updating Live ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & ‘The Studio’ Among Winners: Updating Live ‘Sinners’ Dominates; Michael B. Jordan Entertainer Of Year: Winners List Read More About: Comments Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up No Comments Cancel reply Submit a comment Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored. So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong. Comment Name Email Website Δ