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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
(1,895 posts)1. Wow! And who played Trump?
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,467 posts)2. James Austin Johnson plays Trump.

Ritabert
(1,895 posts)3. Thanks. He's great!
PatSeg
(51,735 posts)9. They even got his chicken neck!
Auggie
(32,778 posts)11. Needs more padding
Historic NY
(39,531 posts)4. *
Botany
(76,107 posts)5. Did Trump see that and go another rage-tweet palooza this AM?
That was epic and brutal.
underpants
(194,313 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
(22,560 posts)7. Enjoy seeing Colin doing more than just Weekend Update
He's more talented than I realized.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,467 posts)18. As long as Petey is in the news,
Colin Jost will play him to a tee.
KS Toronado
(22,560 posts)19. He's got him down pat !
mountain grammy
(28,543 posts)8. Excellent! 🤣
Thanks for posting.
Prairie Gates
(7,007 posts)10. One of the best cold opens in a while...Jost's Hegseth is brilliant
Cutting to Trump sleeping was brutal.
twodogsbarking
(17,244 posts)13. Brutal truth, eh.
BidenRocks
(2,625 posts)12. He only broke once
For a grin and quick chuckle.
I would have been
Emile
(39,897 posts)15. Melissa McCarthy was awesome as a UPS driver.
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Melissa McCarty is a treasure.
Emile
(39,897 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
(173,729 posts)17. This was a good cold open