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‘Saturday Night Live’ reference Taylor Swift in Donald Trump sketch
James Austin Johnson played Trump in the cold open for Saturday’s show, which was hosted by Quinta Brunson.
Following news of Donald Trump’s indictment, fans of ‘Saturday Night Live’ just knew that the iconic sketch show was going to address the topic.
Last night’s show, hosted by Quinta Brunson and musical guest Lil Yachty, didn’t wait long to do so, with James Austin Johnson reprising his role of the former U.S. president in the cold open.
How did the sketch reference Taylor Swift
The sketch, which lasted close to seven minutes, referenced Taylor Swift’s chart-topping hit ‘Anti-Hero’ from her most recent album, ‘Midnights’. The song spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2022.
“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me,” says Johnson’s Trump, quoting the song’s lyrics. “Well folks, it happened. I got indicted, or as I spell it, indicated.
“Frankly, it’s time that I come clean, admit that I broke the law and go quietly to prison. April Fools! That was a prank, I was doing a Jim from Office.
“Make no mistake. What the radical left democrats are doing to me is worse than any crime I’ve ever committed, and I’ve committed a lot. Close to 34.”
How the rest of the sketch played out
From there, Johnson’s Trump notes that he’s opened his rallies with the song ‘Justice for All’, a recording by Trump and the J6 Prison Choir.
“It was the number one downloaded song, we beat ‘Flowers’ by Miley (Cyrus), which as we all know is about Liam (Hemsworth),” he says.
He notes that given the success of the song, he will be releasing an album titled ‘Now That’s What I Call My Legal Defense Fund (aka Trump Bopz)’.
The album includes hits like The Black Crowes’ ‘Hard to Handle’, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ ‘Islands in the Stream’ (a duet with Don King), Alanis Morissette’s ‘Ironic’, Afroman’s ‘Because I Got High’, and Ice Spice and PinkPantheress’ ‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2′ (another duet with Donald Trump Jr.).
“I didn’t even sleep with Stormy Daniels, but in many ways I did,” Johnson said.
“And isn’t it ironic that the first time I actually pay someone, they try to send me to jail?” He then proceeded to sing a few lines from ‘Ironic’ by Alanis Morissette.