“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at President Trump's tariffs in an Easter-themed cold opening, claiming that the US stock market “doesn't respond positively.”
Opening scene The sketch was a parody of “Pure Temple,” featuring Jesus, portrayed by Mikey Day, declaring he would dismantle the “all money” temple in Jerusalem.
Trump, enacted by James Austin Johnson, came onto the stage and stated, “The money has vanished.”
“It's me, your beloved president, Donald Jesus Trump, again likening myself to the Son of God,” Johnson’s Trump proclaimed. “Many people refer to me as the Messiah because of the chaos I’ve caused in the economy.”
Johnson claimed that tariffs are performing exceedingly well as Trump.
“I said, let me take charge, then I ruined dinner so catastrophically that we had to quit,” he explained. “But now everything is back to normal: a historical shifting of wealth from the middle class to my associates, excluding trillions of dollars.”
“Well, that's accurate,” Johnson went on. “The stock market did yes. It perished, and it was brought back on the third day. And it would fall again on the fourth day and likely not return like Jesus.”
Stock markets saw fluctuations last week as Trump's global tariff initiatives were implemented.
All three primary stock indices experienced a considerable loss of gains later in the week following an upturn on Wednesday.
The announcement brought some market stability, but stocks and bonds reversed much of their gains after Trump increased tariffs on China.
Throughout the “SNL” sketch, Johnson, portraying Trump, frequently said “Jesus Christ” in the lead-up to Easter.
“Jesus Christ is a name we’ve been mentioning a lot recently. We say that frequently. We glance at 401K and ask, 'Where did Jesus Christ go?'” Johnson remarked. “I’m not sure, but we will resolve it.
