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‘We have never wavered in our support of you’: ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosts pledge their “loyalty” to Trump

SNL Cold Open on Donald Trump victory

Saturday Night Live fully supported Kamala Harris during campaign season. Now that Donald Trump has won the race, the hosts have been quick to flip the script. It’s as if they’re being held at gunpoint by Trump himself. Given Trump’s campaign promises, it might genuinely feel like they are.

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During the traditional SNL Cold Open on Saturday, November 9, the hosts detailed the events that led to Trump’s second term in the White House. “This is the same Donald Trump who openly called for vengeance against his political enemies,” said Kenan Thompson, who looked just as devastated by Trump’s victory as the rest of his cast mates. “And that is why we at SNL would like to say to Donald Trump … we have been with you all along.”

That’s probably not a turn anyone was expecting, but the rest of the cast followed up Thompson’s statement. Bowen Yang fearfully added, “We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you.” Marcello Hernandez also claimed that “every single person on stage” voted for Trump, as if swearing allegiance to a lord who’d strike them dead.

“That’s the man I want my future children to look up to,” Sarah Sherman sarcastically said on stage. To hammer down on Trump’s vindictiveness, the cast sacrificed three of their newest cast members and claimed they voted for Kamala Harris. A panicked Thompson added, “You can find their home addresses online, hail Trump!”  The cast also promised to do a “more flattering” portrayal of Trump, with James Austin Johnson barging in with bulging muscles.

Not another ‘Hallelujah’ Cold Open

This was a happier and livelier open compared to the infamous Hillary Clinton performance in 2016. When Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton lost against Donald Trump, the Cold Open for SNL became extremely emotional. The Cold Open featured Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, who tearfully sang ‘Hallelujah” behind a piano. After Harris lost, many SNL fans hoped the show wouldn’t opt for a sentimental skit. Thankfully, SNL decided against something too emotionally charged this time around, funnily addressing the elephant in the room and the darkness that awaits us all for the next four years.

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Vanessa Esguerra (She/They) has been a Contributing Writer for The Mary Sue since 2023. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, she (happily) rejected law school in 2021 and has been a full-time content writer since. Vanessa is currently taking her Master's degree in Japanese Studies in hopes of deepening her understanding of the country's media culture in relation to pop culture, women, and queer people like herself. She speaks three languages but still manages to get lost in the subways of Tokyo with her clunky Japanese. Fueled by iced coffee brewed from local cafés in Metro Manila, she also regularly covers anime and video games while queuing for her next match in League of Legends.

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