“Saturday Night Live” took one other swipe at President Donald Trump this weekend, drawing a daring comparability between Trump and Jesus in its newest chilly open.
“It’s me, your favourite president, Donald Jesus Trump, evaluating myself to the Son of God as soon as once more,” stated forged member James Austin Johnson, reprising his function because the exaggerated Trump.
The sketch opened with a dramatization of a Bible scene: Jesus flipping tables in a temple over retailers promoting items. However only a few seconds in, Trump hijacks the scene with a monologue, recapping the week’s financial headlines together with his normal bravado.
“Many individuals are calling me the Messiah,” he says.
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“Due to the mess-I-ah made out of the economic system.”
James Austin Johnson as President Donald Trump in the course of the “Trump Tariff Chilly Open” on SNL, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (NBC/Getty Photos)
He then likens the current rollercoaster in inventory costs to the resurrection: “It’s true, the inventory market did a Jesus. It died, then on the third day it was risen. After which on a fourth day, it died once more, probably by no means to return. Identical to Jesus.”
The sketch pokes enjoyable at Trump’s recent tariff decisions, which made headlines after sending markets tumbling for a time. Earlier this month, the newest spherical of tariffs went into impact, triggering investor panic.
Days later, the White Home announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs whereas commerce offers had been renegotiated, although Trump nonetheless imposed an elevated tariff on China. The momentary pause gave the stock market a brief boost earlier than it dropped once more.
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“Jesus Christ is a reputation we’ve been saying loads recently,” Johnson’s Trump continues.
“We glance in our 401k and say, ‘Jesus Christ, the place did all of it go?’”
L-R: Marcello Hernández, musical visitor Lizzo, host Jon Hamm, and Bowen Yang throughout Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (NBC/Getty Photos)
The present didn’t cease there. The sketch additionally tackled rising inflation, particularly the value of eggs, a nod to each Easter traditions and financial issues.
“We love Easter. We love bunny. We love attempting to find eggs, identical to everybody’s doing within the grocery retailer proper now. As a result of they value a trillion billion {dollars},” he quipped.
He added, “I believed that was what the entire marketing campaign was about. However I simply can’t crack it.”
Whereas the true Trump did deal with hovering egg costs in final month’s joint deal with to Congress, blaming President Biden and promising to “make America affordable again,” SNL’s model questioned not simply his financial insurance policies but in addition his non secular authenticity.
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“Easter mass is all the time packed, proper? And what’s unhappy? Some folks solely go to church on Christmas and Easter,” pretend Trump says.
“Not me! I don’t go on these days both.”
The monologue wrapped up with one final Easter punchline: “Within the holiest of seasons, Easter, allow us to bear in mind the lesson Mr. Jesus taught… we must not ever combine faith with commerce.”
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“You’ll be able to learn all about that in my Trump Bible.”
