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'SNL' Cold Open mocks heated Trump-Zelenksy meeting, Musk chainsaw moment

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02.03.2025

This week's “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open spoofed the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and featured a special appearance from a chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk.

In its first episode since its 50th anniversary, the late-night show opened with Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, and Zelensky, played by Mikey Day. Last week, the real leaders met to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. However, the meeting turned heated in one of the most remarkable Oval Office scenes in years.

"I'd like to welcome President Zelensky to this incredible trap," Johnson's Trump said at the top of the sketch. "I'd like to thank President Zelensky for dressing like........

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