"Saturday Night Live's final cold open of 2025 went hard after President Donald Trump on a variety of subjects including the redactions in the newly-released batch of Epstein files. In a 5-minute sketch lampooning the president's address to the nation Wednesday night, James Austin Johnson who regularly plays Trump tailored numerous gags around the Christmas holiday. We have to be vigilant this Christmas as Americans, Trump said."
"We're being very transparent because Jeffrey Epstein was a terrible man, and I didn't know him, and I liked him a lot, Trump said. He added, as heavily redacted files appeared on screen, We released all the files and I come out looking frankly very good. We had to redact a few sensitive things but you'll get the gist here. Look at this, check it out: Trump. Didn't. Do. Nothing. Bad. Trump. Does. Smash. But. Not. Like. Wrong. Kind."
Saturday Night Live's final cold open of 2025 portrayed President Donald Trump in a five-minute sketch performed by James Austin Johnson. The performance combined holiday-themed jokes about 'Arctic immigrants' stealing milk and cookies with a parody of plans to rename the Kennedy Center to a Trump-branded title. The sketch highlighted heavily redacted Epstein files, mocking claimed transparency and suggesting redactions made Trump appear innocent. The portrayal mixed absurd holiday imagery with pointed political satire, using exaggerated Trump mannerisms and lines to lampoon responses to controversies around his name and the released documents.
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