Donald Trump sketch dominates Mother’s Day-Themed SNL cold open

SNL Mother’s Day special takes a turn with Donald Trump parody.

On this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” show, things began quite amicably before taking a turn.

Before Mother’s Day, cast members Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernandez, and Bowen Yang stood in the open to pay a moving homage to their mothers. However, James Austin Johnson, portraying Donald Trump, abruptly interrupted the moment and sent them all on their way.

With a joke about the 69-year-old’s hometown, he opened his speech by discussing the recently elected Pope Leo XIV, stating, “We have an American pope—Chicago-style.” No ketchup.

We like Pope Leo. As Trump went on, Johnson said, “We hope he does … what we want; otherwise, I’ll have to send JD back to do his thing.” The joke alluded to the vice president’s trip to the Vatican just before Pope Francis passed away last month.

“We love Catholic — it’s one of the stronger Christian organizations, along with the Salvation Army and, I want to say, Chick-fil-A,” he said, continuing his discussion of the pope and the Catholic Church.

Cecily Strong, a former cast member of Saturday Night Live, soon joined him on stage as Jeanine Pirro, who was named Washington, DC’s interim US attorney this week. During her tenure on the show, Strong played Pirro a lot.

Strong as Pirro emerged carrying a big black bag that she jokingly described as “a cozy for my Merlot-zy,” taking out a bottle of red wine from the bag just for comparison.

Trump expressed his admiration for Pirro by saying, “She’s a great legal mind, and she has the most important quality I look for in a lawyer: she’s on TV,” according to Johnson.

Later on, he said, “You’re very, very tough.”

“Especially on immigration,” Strong said in response to Pirro. “I have no qualms about returning items. My pals are aware that I have returned every salad I have ever bought from a restaurant.

I’m not sure. As Trump stated, Johnson remarked, “I’ve never eaten one.”

Current “SNL” cast member and “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost, who played Pete Hegseth, made a cameo as the skit came to a close.

Walton Goggins, star of “White Lotus,” hosted the show, while Arcade Fire performed as a musical guest.

NBC broadcasts “SNL” on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.