Saturday Night Live used sharp satire to address President Trump's newly announced tariffs and their consequential impact on the stock market. In the cold open, actor James Austin Johnson portrayed Trump reveling in the tariffs' rollout, which he whimsically termed a pathway to wealth for Americans, instead dubbing it a precursor to a 'fantastic depression'. The sketch also featured Mike Myers as Elon Musk, who humorously addressed his failed political contributions while clad in a cheesehead hat, adding to the absurdity of the political landscape.
In what was a blistering cold open on Saturday, SNL spoofed Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) taking a victory lap for the new tariffs.
The stock market plunge was called out by the show early on in the rollicking sketch, highlighting the impact of the tariffs.
We're going to make America wealthy again MAWA! Trump said, mocking the absurd expectations set by the new tariffs.
Elon Musk, played by Mike Myers, made his way to the podium donning a cheesehead hat, making light of his political contributions.
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