SNL’s ‘Donald Trump’ & ‘Melania’ Talk About Epstein Statement in Cold OpenEvolve EditorsMon, April 13, 2026 at 6:18 AM UTC

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The April 11 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) wasted no time getting into the week’s political oddities. The cold open mocked Donald Trump, questioning Melania Trump about her sudden need to publicly address the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The sketch, led by James Austin Johnson’s presidential impression, set the tone for an evening hosted by Colman Domingo.

SNL parodies Donald Trump and Melania Trump in cold open

The sketch opened with a flurry of activity as Johnson’s Donald Trump juggled calls with advisors and celebrities. However, the dialogue shifted when Chloe Fineman appeared as Melania Trump. The SNL bit specifically targeted the unusual press event the First Lady held earlier in the week, where she felt compelled to state her lack of connection to Epstein’s crimes.

In the fictional conversation, Fineman’s Melania justified the moment as something she simply decided to do “completely out of nowhere.” Johnson’s Donald Trump responded with a blunt assessment that the move “sounds a little insane.” He then questioned if his wife was adopting his own unpredictable communication style, asking her, “Who are you, me?”

The comedy escalated as SNL’s Melania pitched additional, unsolicited disclaimers to clear the air. She floated the idea of declaring, “I, Melania Trump, in no way helped out the Gilgo Beach serial killer.” After the fictional president warned that this would have the opposite effect, she considered another announcement regarding her minimal attendance at parties hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs.

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Beyond the above mockery, SNL used the Donald Trump character to satirize the administration’s foreign policy and recent sports news. A call to Tiger Woods (Kenan Thompson) offered hollow sympathy for the golfer’s legal situation. Later, Colin Jost appeared as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, quipping about Iran being “as obliterated as me every Saturday night.”

The sketch concluded with a joke about Vice President JD Vance’s diplomatic style, suggesting negotiations were so tedious that adversaries preferred military action.

Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.com.

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