SNL Satirizes Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

Saturday Night Live opened with a satirical sketch lampooning President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, featuring James Austin Johnson as Trump and Mikey Day as adviser Stephen Miller. The cold open mocked Trump's 147 executive orders, including banning paper straws, defunding PBS, and satirized headlines about Bill Belichick's relationship and Trump’s alleged papal ambitions. The segment included jokes about mass deportations and ICE apprehending Elmo, and contrasted Trump's tenure with F.D.R.'s historic first 100 days to highlight the administration's perceived chaos. Viewer reactions were mixed, with praise for the impersonations and criticism for repetitiveness. The episode was hosted by Quinta Brunson and marks SNL’s 50th season. SNL continued its tradition of using political satire to comment on current events.