“Saturday Night Live” looked back at the week in politics in the cold open, focusing on the explosive Trump cabinet meeting where Marco Rubio and Elon Musk got into a shouting match.
Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, attempts to broker a truce with Rubio, played by Marcello Hernandez. “Now your name is Mark Ruby,” Trump tells him, after proclaiming that English is the official national language.
“But what I don’t accept is Elon having total access to our government,” Trump says. “Planes are crashing, and he keeps trying to fire air traffic control. Well, Elon knows a lot about air travel. Okay? He runs Space X, which is doing incredible things in terms of explosions, with regard to rocket debris.”
Trump says Musk gave him some great stuff to talk about at the State of the Union address, like “You know they’re spending $8 million on making mice transgender. Can you believe that? Probably not, because it’s not true, but I said it, and it got a big laugh, and that is addictive.”
Trump turns out to be a “White Lotus” fan, saying, “But while I’ve been causing chaos, I’ve been working behind the scenes, and I am very close to a deal with the Panamanian government to retake the Panama Canal. I don’t want it anymore. Seems like a hassle. What I really love is Thailand, okay? Because I’m watching ‘White Lotus,’ and it looks beautiful. How about the girl with the teeth?”
Mike Myers as Musk shows up and Rubio asks why he’s doing a funny little dance.
“I can’t believe this is the guy you’ve given access to the entire government. He’s not an elected official. If you got to insult each other, at least make them good,” Trump says. “Something like Elon. How do you have 20 kids? But I’ve never seen you with the chick, just dudes named Donkey Dog and Boner King, you know?
Musk complains, “A lot of people seem to really hate me. My Tesla stock is crashing, and my personal net worth just dropped by $100 billion.”
Trump then hands out some orders, saying, “Marco, get your budget under control. Elon, stay in your lane. You’re not the boss, but I paid you $300 million and that’s why you’re the boss.”
Lady Gaga, who released her seventh album “Mayhem” this week, is hosting the show for the second time and performing for the fifth time.
