SNL skewers Trump and ‘bad’ pick JD Vance over campaign lies in hilarious Cold Open

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People are saying he was a bad pick and in many ways he was,” Johnson’s character says before introducing Vance, played by Bowen Yang, at a rally. “They’re doing freak offs with the dogs and they’re making the geese watch.” open image in gallery James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on ’SNL’. He reprised his role on Saturday “They’re doing a Diddy, at least that’s what I’m told by my running mate,” Johnson continued, referring to allegations made against Sean “Diddy” Combs earlier this month that he forced his ex-partner, singer Cassie, to engage in sex acts with male sex workers in sessions he called “freak offs.” The cast then turned to the false claims Trump made about Harris’s racial identity. open image in gallery Bowen Yang appears as JD Vance on Saturday Night Live on Saturday “But frankly I didn’t know the kettle was black until very recetly.I thought it was Indian.” The SNL Trump also concedes he “misses” former Democrat nominee Joe Biden.