How SNL Reacted to Donald Trump's Win Over Kamala Harris

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No 1 sang "Hallelujah" connected Saturday Night Live aft the 2024 election.

On the Nov. 9 episode's cold open sketch, the formed members paid satirical tribute to the winner, Republican person Donald Trump, who bushed the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, to unafraid a 2nd word arsenic President.

"To galore people, including galore radical watching this amusement close now," Ego Nwodim began, "the results were shocking and adjacent horrifying."

She noted that Trump was "returned to bureau by an overwhelming majority," adding, "This is the aforesaid Donald Trump who openly called for vengeance against his governmental enemies."

In the last weeks of the predetermination campaign, Trump had repeatedly spoken astatine rallies and interviews astir settling grievances against opponents oregon others helium perceives to person wronged him, should helium triumph a 2nd term.

"The force from within, the brainsick lunatics that we have, the fascists, the Marxists, the communists, the radical that we person that are really the country," helium said astatine a rally successful Wisconsin Oct. 6. "If you person a astute president, you'll beryllium capable to grip them precise well."

On SNL, Nwodim declared, "Thanks to the Supreme Court, determination are nary guardrails. Nothing to support the radical who are brave capable to talk retired against him. And that is wherefore we astatine SNL would similar to accidental to Donald Trump, we person been with you each along."

Bowen Yang added, "We person ne'er wavered successful our enactment of you, adjacent erstwhile others doubted you." He aboriginal declared that the formed was excited astir Trump's aboriginal presidency, which helium dubbed "Trump 2.0."

Sporting a padded musculus suit and a reddish bandana, James Austin Johnson introduced a caller mentation of his Trump character.

"That's right, it's me, Hot Jacked Trump," helium said. "They yet got the assemblage right. But from present on, we're going to bash a precise flattering portrayal of Trump due to the fact that he's, frankly, my leader and he's going to marque an unthinkable president and, eventually, king! We emotion you, buddy."

The NBC sketch series' post-2024 predetermination occurrence aired 1 week aft Harris made a cameo arsenic herself alongside Maya Rudolph, who portrayed her successful a recurring impermanent relation during the campaign.

The acold unfastened marked a opposition to the somber 1 SNL had broadcast successful effect to Trump's archetypal triumph successful the 2016 vote, which saw Kate McKinnon, portraying defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, execute an altered mentation of precocious vocalist Leonard Cohen's iconic ballad "Hallelujah."

In the latest episode, host Bill Burr besides addressed Trump's 2nd victory, arsenic good arsenic his campaigning strategy, successful his opening monologue.

"My favourite portion of the run was erstwhile Trump went to McDonald's," the comedian said, referring to the politician's October sojourn to a Pennsylvania subdivision of the accelerated nutrient giant, during which helium prepared and served French fries to supporters. "Wasn't that amazing? That's the lone clip I've ever seen that feline genuinely happy."

Burr continued, "Like, helium was glowing. When helium got down the counter, it was similar helium was down signifier astatine like, Springsteen oregon something. He's like, 'Oh my God, this is wherever they marque the French fries!' And helium was sticking a mates of other successful one. He goes, 'Hey, whoever gets this 1 is going to beryllium excited.' It's like, ohio my God, was that empathy—of the people, Donald?"

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