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— “Saturday Night Live” lampooned President Donald Trump as he signed a series of executive orders, including one that officially renamed a recession simply as “recess.”
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Alongside James Austin Johnson portraying Trump, emphasizing his initial 100 days back in office.
Well, it has been 100 years since I took office,” Johnson said impersonating Trump. “I mean, excuse me, days. Wow, it feels much longer.
“People mention that my actions have independently contributed to election victories, primarily in Canada,” he stated.
The election for the Canadian Prime Minister
I’ve also issued 147 executive orders covering various issues like outlawing plastic straws and cutting funding for PBS. As a result, Elmo has reportedly been detained by immigration authorities.
Mikey Day, portraying senior White House advisor Stephen Miller, entered the improvised Oval Office to present President Trump with multiple new executive orders for signing.
The directives spanned from genuine decisions made by the president, for instance reinstating Columbus Day, to satirical decrees including cutting down the portrayal of interracial couples in television programs.
“It’s simply overwhelming, isn’t it? Picture them in the kitchen cooking a meal from HelloFresh. He has on loafers, she sports tight braids. You can’t help but wonder where they met, you know? And what could their conversations possibly be about? It seems crazy,” remarked Johnson portraying Trump.
As Miller pointed out, Day presented yet another order that made it socially permissible for an older man in his 70s to dating a younger woman in her 20s. This seemed like a jab at football coach Bill Belichick regarding his girlfriend’s age.
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Marcello Hernández portrayed Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the sketch, while Trump signed an order stating “Hispanic infants cannot have their ears pierced.” The President claimed that this executive order originated with Rubio. However, Hernández mentioned beforehand that it wasn’t his suggestion, and he was then corrected by the President.
“I think this was Marco’s suggestion,” Johnson stated as Trump.
“No, it wasn’t,” Rubio said through Hernández’s voice.
“Yes, indeed,” the president responded.
“Yes, it was,” Rubio affirmed.
Other bogus executive orders entailed granting a pardon to writer J.K. Rowling and banning ghosts.
“Okay, sir, with this directive, we’ll formally abbreviate the term ‘recession,'” Day stated, passing President Miller another executive order to endorse.
Oh, that’s great. The recession will now be known as just ‘recess.’ How fun, isn’t it?” Trump responded. “So, America, prepare yourselves for an exceptionally lengthy period of recess.
“I claim tetherball!” he added.
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