'SNL' Parodies Trump in 'The White POTUS'

Saturday Night Live's recent episode featured a parody sketch titled 'The White POTUS,' where the Trump family was humorously cast in the roles of HBO's 'The White Lotus' characters. James Austin Johnson portrayed Donald Trump, dealing with an existential crisis triggered by his own tariff policies, substituting McDonald's hash browns for medication. Scarlett Johansson reprised her role as Ivanka Trump, with Chloe Fineman as Melania Trump, mimicking Parker Posey's character from the show. The sketch, noted for its star-studded cast including Jon Hamm as RFK Jr. and cameos from SNL alums like Alex Moffat and Beck Bennett, was well-received on social media. It cleverly wove in Trump's real-life economic policies, like the tariffs, leading to a fictional worldwide recession, reflecting the show's humor and political satire. The skit ended with Trump fantasizing about shooting Uncle Sam, humorously stopped by Vladimir Putin.