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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
Dec 7
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Ritabert
(2,155 posts)1. Wow! And who played Trump?
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,683 posts)2. James Austin Johnson plays Trump.

Ritabert
(2,155 posts)3. Thanks. He's great!
PatSeg
(52,579 posts)9. They even got his chicken neck!
Auggie
(32,989 posts)11. Needs more padding
Historic NY
(39,807 posts)4. *
Botany
(76,718 posts)5. Did Trump see that and go another rage-tweet palooza this AM?
That was epic and brutal.
underpants
(195,599 posts)6. The Gaetz portrayal was good but weird.
róisín_dubh
(12,264 posts)22. The "giggity" had me howling
And they nailed his weird Botox face.
KS Toronado
(23,392 posts)7. Enjoy seeing Colin doing more than just Weekend Update
He's more talented than I realized.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,683 posts)18. As long as Petey is in the news,
Colin Jost will play him to a tee.
KS Toronado
(23,392 posts)19. He's got him down pat !
mountain grammy
(28,813 posts)8. Excellent! 🤣
Thanks for posting.
Prairie Gates
(7,557 posts)10. One of the best cold opens in a while...Jost's Hegseth is brilliant
Cutting to Trump sleeping was brutal.
twodogsbarking
(17,962 posts)13. Brutal truth, eh.
BidenRocks
(2,948 posts)12. He only broke once
For a grin and quick chuckle.
I would have been
Emile
(41,407 posts)15. Melissa McCarthy was awesome as a UPS driver.
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Melissa McCarty is a treasure.
Emile
(41,407 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
(176,782 posts)17. This was a good cold open
