“SNL” takes on Trump and Harris in the premiere – alongside Vance and Walz

WASHINGTON — “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 50th season with its political bread and butter: a parody of the presidential campaign.

All the candidates have expressed their opinions: Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, Democratic Vice President Tim Walz and Republican Vice President JD Vance, all appearing at Democratic and Republican rallies, as SNL writers envisioned .

“I’m so happy to be campaigning in the swing state I’m in, which I’ll just call Wisconsin-Pennsylva-Georgia,” said the fake Harris, portrayed by Maya Rudolph.

Another former “SNL” star, Andy Samberg, played Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff. He joked about the prospect of becoming the first first gentleman, noting that it would put him in charge of the White House’s Christmas decorations: “The theme will be Hanukkah.” If Harris is elected in November, Emhoff would be the first Jewish Wife of a president.

At the end of the skit, former SNL star Dana Carvey went on to portray a confused Biden.

“A lot of people forget that I’m president, myself included,” the presidential figure said.

Walz, played by guest star comedian Jim Gaffigan, lampoons the everyman role of the Minnesota governor.

“This is personal for me,” Gaffigan said. “I love this country. And as a former teacher, I need the money.”

The SNL sketch, which was intended to be a fictional ABC News report, eventually morphed into a Trump rally, with supporters leaving at the start of the third hour.

“Where the hell is everyone going?” said “Trump,” again played by SNL regular James Austin Johnson, spouting nonsensical nonsequiturs and lamenting the loss of Biden as an opponent.

“I miss Joe Biden… oh, Joe!” said the former fake president. “We had that in our pockets.”

The fake Trump brought on Vance, portrayed by “Saturday Night Live” regular Bowen Yang, who mocked his selection by Trump: “Just this afternoon he said to me, ‘JD, you’re like a son to me – because I “Don’t do it.” “I don’t like you and I’m stuck with you.”

The news media also took a beating.

The cold opening skit was based on a news report hosted by ABC News anchor David Muir, played by SNL’s Andrew Dismukes. “Muir” joked about the accomplishment of moderating the Harris-Trump debate and “whether or not I was biased toward the Democrats.”

“Which … duhhhh.”

But the presidential and vice presidential candidates weren’t the only politicians mocked this weekend. The cast of “Saturday Night Live” also made joke after joke about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson and the shocking posts he allegedly posted on a pornographic website, CNN reported.

The famous New York show also took aim at Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment on bribery and foreign financing charges and featured U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s viral references to her fellow lawmakers.

“SNL” takes on Trump and Harris in the premiere – alongside Vance and Walz

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