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SNL Satirizes Trump’s First 100 Days With Absurd Executive Orders

The cold open lampoons Trump’s prolific use of executive orders, featuring parodies of cultural controversies, economic spin, and a reference to his papal ambitions.

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(From left) Mikey Day, James Austin Johnson and Marcello Hernandez on 'Saturday Night Live' on May 3.
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Overview

  • The May 3 episode of Saturday Night Live marked Trump’s first 100 days back in office with a parody of his signing spree, highlighting 147 fictional executive orders.
  • James Austin Johnson reprised his role as Trump, joined by Mikey Day as Stephen Miller and Marcello Hernández as Marco Rubio, in a mock Oval Office setting.
  • The sketch included satirical orders such as defunding PBS, pardoning J.K. Rowling, outlawing ghosts, and renaming a recession as 'recess.'
  • The 'Belichick Law,' making large age gaps in relationships socially acceptable, referenced recent headlines about Bill Belichick and his much younger partner.
  • Trump’s introduction as 'Your next pope' humorously nodded to his AI-generated image as the Pope, tying the satire to recent real-world events.