Fresh off his midterm victory, Democratic Texas Senator-elect James Talarico appeared in the cold open of Saturday Night Live's first post-election show. "Hi, I'm James Talarico, the guy who's been texting you every day asking for $5," Talarico said. "In this economy, who can blame you?," said President Donald Trump, portrayed by actor James Austin Johnson.
President, if we can work together, we can make life better for everyday Americans. It's clear people want something new. They want something different.
I'm talking, of course, about SNL's cold opens. How many of these Trump freezes are they going to do?," Talarico said. Comedian Druski, the first digital content creator to host in the show's 52-season history, performed a series of skits portraying Trump's post-midterm depression and Democrats' elation.
The fictional Trump carried on about the construction of his ballroom at the White House. Look at that beam, big beam over there. Look at that and marble, the likes of which you've never seen.
Oh my God, I hate my life. Next two years are going to be awful. I don't want to work with these people.
It's not that they're Democrats. It's that they're millennials," he said. He then had an exchange with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, portrayed by Colin Jost.
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