The skit also featured James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump calling Tiger Woods and Pete Hegseth
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Saturday Night Livekicked off its latest show, riffing on both First LadyMelania Trump’sout-of-the-blueJeffrey Epstein messageand the so-far unsuccessfulpeace negotiationsbetween Iran and the U.S.
The show's cold open began with Ashley Padilla playing White House Press SecretaryKaroline Leavitt, who is preparing PresidentDonald Trump’sinfamous tweetthreatening to destroy the entire Iranian civilizationahead of the two-week ceasefire agreement.
After dismissing the press secretary, Trump — played once again by James Austin Johnson — makes a call to Tiger Woods as played by Kenan Thompson for a quick laugh about the golfer'srecent DUI scandal.
The “president” hangs up on Thompson’s Woods, after which the president's phone rings. The number isn't one he recognizes.
“Who’s this? I don’t recognize the number,” the faux Trump says.
Upon answering, he is greeted by Chloe Fineman's take on First LadyMelania Trump.
“You’re calling me? That’s not a good sign,” Johnson's Trump says.
Fineman's Melania explains that she wants to hold a seemingly unprompted press conference at the White House, strongly denying any connection between her andJeffrey Epstein.
“Uh, darling, I gotta admit, this sounds a little insane,” Johnson's Trump replies. "Who are you? Me?”
But Fineman's Melania continued, suggesting it might be good to distance herself not just from Epstein, but also the Gilgo Beach serial killer.
