SNL mocks Trump in Easter sketch comparing him to Jesus and targeting his economic policies, inflation, and religious comments.
« Saturday Night Live » took another swipe at President Donald Trump this weekend, drawing a bold comparison between Trump and Jesus in its latest cold open.
« It’s me, your favorite president, Donald Jesus Trump, comparing myself to the Son of God once again », said cast member James Austin Johnson, reprising his role as the exaggerated Trump.
The sketch opened with a dramatization of a Bible scene: Jesus flipping tables in a temple over merchants selling goods. But just a few seconds in, Trump hijacks the scene with a monologue, recapping the week’s economic headlines with his usual bravado.
« Many people are calling me the Messiah », he says.
« Because of the mess-I-ah made out of the economy. »
He then likens the recent rollercoaster in stock prices to the resurrection: « It’s true, the stock market did a Jesus.
