() – Several of the “Saturday Night Live” cast members took the stage at Studio 8H in New York this Saturday in the first episode after the presidential election, where they jokingly appealed directly to President-elect Donald Trump about how they should not be among his “enemies.” politicians.”
In what began as a sober sentiments sketch, the cast acknowledged that for “a lot of people who are watching this show right now,” the election results were, as cast member Ego Nwodim said, “shocking, and even “horrifying.”
Kenan Thompson went on to refer to Trump as someone who “called for revenge against his political enemies,” with Nwodim saying they believe there is now “nothing to protect the people who are brave enough to speak out against him.”
Then the tone changed when Thompson humorously added, “And that’s why we at ‘SNL’ would like to tell Donald Trump that… we’ve been with you all along!”
The cast later said that they were in fact supporting Trump before the election, with Bowen Yang commenting, “We have never wavered in our support for you!” and Heidi Gardner later joked that she voted for him “fifty times” in the undecided scene of Pennsylvania.
“So if they keep some kind of list of their enemies, then…” Thompson said, and Marcello Hernández finished his sentence by saying, “we shouldn’t be on that list.”
The cast also debuted a new version of James Austin Johnson’s Trump on the show, which is known for its political impersonations.
Johnson then appeared on stage as the newly revamped “Muscle Trump,” sporting a red headband and incredibly muscular arms.
“They finally got the perfect body,” Johnson said while imitating Trump and doing push-ups. “From now on, we’re going to do a very flattering portrayal of Trump because, frankly, he’s my hero.”
“SNL” alum Dana Carvey also had a role in the opening, but not as President Joe Biden, whom he has played since season 50 began. This time, Carvey appeared as Elon Musk.
Bill Burr hosted this week, with Mk.gee as the musical guest.
“Saturday Night Live” airs on NBC at 11:30 pm EDT/8:30 pm PDT.
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