Posted on 05/18/2025 6:44:51 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
"Saturday Night Live" began its season finale by mocking the prospect of the Qatari royal family gifting a luxury jet to serve as Air Force One.
As his trip to the Middle East wrapped up on Saturday, Donald Trump used Truth Social to rail against ABC News for raising questions about his desire to accept a luxury $400 million plane from the Qatari government, as the replacement plane has been delayed.
In the SNL cold open, the show's Trump impersonator, James Austin Johnson, discussed his trip with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, played by Emil Wakim.
Johnson's Trump said that, while he participated in the trip "for the American people," he said: "I did very well on this trip. I got a lot of cool stuff."
"The Qataris gave me a $400 million plane, can you believe that? And people said that it was some sort of a bribe. Not true, not true. Because they haven't asked for anything in return."
"Well, not yet," Wakim's Prince Salman interjected.
Johnson's Trump responded: "So it's a pre-bribe. But now people are saying I should really be flying in an American plane. Ah, no thanks. Have you seen what is going on with our planes?"
He continued: "Since it's a finale, after tonight that means you won't be seeing me here for a while. Well, not the fake, fun version of me that makes you smile."
He added: "The real one will still be omnipresent. You can't escape me, right? I'm everywhere, even in your dreams, like the late, great Freddy Krueger."
In his Truth Social post, the real president insisted that the plane wouldn't be a gift to him, but to the Pentagon.
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Imagine how the late 70s SNL and late-night shows would have responded to the Biden administration...
Off limits.
SATURDAY NIGHT WHO????
And the 6 people that saw it laughed and laughed and laughed. Then cried
DID ANYBODY SEE IT?????
CASE CLOSED.
I CERTAINLY DID NOT SEE IT..I WATCHED WHEN IT WAS FUNNY..NOT NOW
The one the Bidenites were negotiating to purchase a year ago?
I thought it was funny. The dude does a great DJT. Lighten up, y’all.
It’s a question of balance. In the 80s, they went after both parties. But now it’s completely one-sided.
I watched this morning on you tube. I see your point about even handedness. SNL should do a skit about the hear no evil, see no evil of the Rats not knowing Joe Burden was totally senile.
One of my all-time favorite SNL skits was Phil Hartman as Reagan doing “Mastermind”, which implied he was completely in charge of Iran-Contra.
From the skits I've seen on YouTube, this actor does a better job compared to Alec Baldwin.
The problem is that they never make fun of Democrats. Even if they do, Maya Rudolph played a version of Kamala Harris that was sympathetic rather than condescending like she should have done.
They don’t call it the boob tube for nothing.
If Goebbels used comedy, would you have thought it funny?
Sorry, no thanks.
It’s past time to put this unfunny excuse for a show out to pasture.
It’s actually pretty mild for uber-lefty SNL. You can watch it here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DK83sAPd_fc
SNL stopped being funny after Gilda and Jane and Chevy and Belushi and that cast left. So I was surprised there were a couple of amusing bits in this, like “Abu Dhabi Doo” (Flintstones) and the mobile McDonald’s bit.
.... season finale by mocking...
Would that it have only been the series finale.
As for plains and suitability for any one group, I’d say “Only Boeing for journalists.”
Since no one watches, this is why Business Insider was paid to write this story. Otherwise, no one would even know about SNL’s little skit.
They were relatively mild on Carter, compared to Ford
Just watched it. Pretty good.
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