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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSNL Cold Open with Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth......GREAT!!!
Colin nails Hegseth to a tee. Trump characterizing was spot on as well.
Enjoy...
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SNL Cold Open with Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth......GREAT!!! (Original Post)
ProudMNDemocrat
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Ritabert
(1,893 posts)1. Wow! And who played Trump?
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,461 posts)2. James Austin Johnson plays Trump.

Ritabert
(1,893 posts)3. Thanks. He's great!
PatSeg
(51,720 posts)9. They even got his chicken neck!
Auggie
(32,776 posts)11. Needs more padding
Historic NY
(39,530 posts)4. *
Botany
(76,103 posts)5. Did Trump see that and go another rage-tweet palooza this AM?
That was epic and brutal.
underpants
(194,297 posts)6. The Gaetz portrayal was good but weird.
róisín_dubh
(12,209 posts)22. The "giggity" had me howling
And they nailed his weird Botox face.
KS Toronado
(22,548 posts)7. Enjoy seeing Colin doing more than just Weekend Update
He's more talented than I realized.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,461 posts)18. As long as Petey is in the news,
Colin Jost will play him to a tee.
KS Toronado
(22,548 posts)19. He's got him down pat !
mountain grammy
(28,536 posts)8. Excellent! 🤣
Thanks for posting.
Prairie Gates
(6,995 posts)10. One of the best cold opens in a while...Jost's Hegseth is brilliant
Cutting to Trump sleeping was brutal.
twodogsbarking
(17,224 posts)13. Brutal truth, eh.
BidenRocks
(2,624 posts)12. He only broke once
For a grin and quick chuckle.
I would have been
Emile
(39,858 posts)15. Melissa McCarthy was awesome as a UPS driver.
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Melissa McCarty is a treasure.
Emile
(39,858 posts)21. That's one of the best skits I seen in awhile on SNL.
The ending was really funny.
Your going to fire me after I gave this company the best 17 days of my life.
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,661 posts)17. This was a good cold open