“Saturday Night Live” tok another blow to President Donald Trump this weekend, making a bold comparison between Trump and Jesus in his last Cold Open.
“It’s me, your favorite president, Donald Jesus Trump, comparing me with the Son of God once again,” said cast member James Austin Johnson, repeating his role as the exaggerated Trump.
The sketch opened with a dramatization of a biblical scene: Jesus turns tables in a temple on merchants who sell products. But only a few seconds later, Trump kidnaps the scene with a monologue, recapitulating the economic headlines of the week with his usual bravery.
“Many people call me the Messiah,” he says.
“Due to the disorder made of the economy.”
Then he likes the recent Russian mountain in the prices of the actions of the resurrection: “It is true, the stock market made a Jesus. He died, then on the third day he got up. And then on a fourth day, he died again, as as as as.”
The sketch mocks Trump’s recent tariff decisions, which appeared in the headlines after sending the markets falling for a while. Earlier this month, the last round of rates came into force, which caused the Panic of investors.
Days later, the White House announced a 90 -day pause in most tariffs, while trade agreements were renegotiated, he thought Trump still imposed a greater rate to China. The temporary pause gave the stock market a letter impulse before it fell again.
“Jesus Christ is a name that we are saying a lot with pleasure,” continues Trump from Johnson.
“We look at our 401K and say:” Jesus Christ, where was everything? “
The program did not stop there. The sketch also approached the growing inflation, specifically the price of eggs, a wink both to Easter traditions and economic concerns.
“We love Easter. We love Bunny. We love looking for eggs, just like Ye does it in the grocery store at this time.
He added: “I thought that the whole campaign was about. But I can’t break it.”
While the true Trump addressed the high prices of eggs in the joint discourse last month against Congress, blaming President Biden and promising to “make the United States again affordable,” the SNL version questioned not only its economic policies but also its religious authenticity.
“The Easter Mass is always full, right? And you know what is sad? Some people only go to church at Christmas and Easter,” says Fake Trump.
“Not me! I’m not going to those days either.”
The monologue concluded with a last Easter line: “In the simplest stations, Easter, remember the lesson that Mr. Jesus taught … We should never mix religion with commerce.”
“You can read everything about that in my Bible Trump.”