On a recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show addressed the global economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a comedic cold open. The sketch featured a spoof of the biblical “Cleansing of the Temple,” with Jesus, played by Mikey Day, ridding the temple of money changers. James Austin Johnson’s Trump character made an appearance, joking about being called the Messiah due to the economic mess caused by his tariffs. He took credit for restoring the economy, albeit with a loss of trillions of dollars. Trump also made jokes about a historic transfer of wealth from the middle class to his buddies. The sketch ended with Trump commenting on the stock market’s fluctuations and his lack of church attendance on Christmas and Easter. The host of the episode was Jon Hamm, and Lizzo was the musical guest. “SNL” airs on NBC, which is a division of NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News. The sketch aimed to bring levity to a serious topic by using humor to satirize the economic impact of Trump’s policies.
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