James Austin Johnson’s President Trump hosted the first annual Trumps, an awards show dedicated to honoring himself, in tonight’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, which also featured Sarah Sherman’s take on Aunt Gladys from “Weapons” and a cameo from Mike Myers as Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
“It truly is an honor to be here hosting the Trumps. After that lady, whose name I already forget, gave me her Nobel Prize, I thought, ‘I need more awards,’” Johnson’s Trump explained. “After what all my little freaks and psychos in ICE have been doing, I need more distractions!”
“This is such a special night. Everyone wants to go home with a Trump, except, of course, Melania!” the president added. Vice President (“for now”) JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane) then proceeded to give out the night’s first award for Best Picture of Me. The nominees included “Staring Into the Distance While Man Has Physical Emergency Next to Him,” “Molesting Flag” and “Redacted Epstein File.”
“This feels incredible. I love me. I really love me! I have so few people to thank — myself and, of course, the Big Man Upstairs, which is what I call my brain tumor,” Johnson’s Trump said as he accepted the fake award. “If I could be serious for a moment, there is so much horrible stuff going on in our country and the world right now. But I promise you, I’m just getting started. Thank you! Eric, go to bed!”
You can watch tonight’s “SNL” cold open yourself below.
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Later on, Johnson’s Trump welcomed “two legends of horror,” Sherman’s Aunt Gladys and U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller (Andrew Dismukes), to present the Trump for Best Kiss. The nominees included JD Vance (Culhane), U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla) and FBI Director Kash Patel (“not invited”) for kissing Trump’s a–s, as well as the president himself for kissing “Putin’s a–s.” In the end, it was Padilla’s Noem who won.
“I am honored and in no way dead inside to win a Trump,” the Homeland Security Secretary said after she took the stage. “I feel like I should dedicate this award to President Trump.” She was then immediately interrupted by Johnson’s Trump, who told her, “I accept! Thank you, sweetie!”
“I just want to thank my longtime agent, Loki, the god of mischief, trickery and chaos,” Trump said, as the camera cut to the Norse god in question (Ben Marshall) in the audience. “I wouldn’t be able to do this without you, man. I love you.” To cap off the night, Johnson’s Trump introduced his “close ex-friend,” Myers’ Musk, to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy, “even though he might not always intend it.”
“I’m so emotionless to be here, and if anyone knows humor, it’s me,” Myers’ Musk said. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t all laughs this year. No, not all laughs. There are a few things we had to say goodbye to… because we destroyed them.” To hammer the latter point home, Myers’ Tesla CEO made way for Carrie Underwood (Veronika Slowikowska) and the construction worker from the Village People (Tommy Brennan) to sing a “mournful rendition” of the “America’s Funniest Home Videos” theme song.
“America, this is you,” the two, perhaps pointedly, sang over images of the things Trump’s administration has “destroyed” over the last year, including the East Wing of the White House, NATO, D.E.I., checks and balances, civil rights and former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
