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Miles Teller Plays Both Property Brothers in SNL Send-Up of Trump’s White House Ballroom Plan

The segment uses HGTV-style satire to spotlight questions about Trump’s proposed White House expansion.

Overview

  • The pre-taped Nov. 1 sketch on Saturday Night Live features Miles Teller playing both Drew and Jonathan Scott brought in for a White House makeover.
  • The storyline has the twins demolish the East Wing to build a sprawling ballroom for the president, echoing real reporting on an expansion plan.
  • James Austin Johnson’s Trump cites a budget “between $350 million and infinity,” boasts he could “build with the bones of my enemies,” and asks for a Halo self-portrait, a PutinJabba mood board and an MMA ring.
  • Shutdown and immigration jokes include Park Rangers and astronauts pressed into demolition after construction workers were deported.
  • The skit ends with Trump calling ICE on the Canadian hosts when they ask for payment, with Chloe Fineman appearing as Melania.