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‘Saturday Night Live’ Recreates Oval Office Collapse as Trump Acknowledges Mamdani’s Election Win
‘Saturday Night Live’ Recreates Oval Office Collapse as Trump Acknowledges Mamdani’s Election Win-March 2024
Mar 8, 2026 6:41 AM

A man collapsed in the faux Oval Office during Saturday Night Lives cold open, parodying the real-life event that took place this week as President Trump announced his plan to lower the price of weight loss drugs.

Oh, hi. I didnt see you there, James Austin Johnsons Trump said as his introduction during the episode following a reenactment of the collapse. Someone was dying in my office.

Each week, I like to create a big visual that sort of sums up how things are going. Last week, it was the demolishing of the East Wing. This week, its a medical professional almost dying in my Oval Office at the mere thought of charging less for drugs, he continued. Maybe next week a bald eagle will fall dead out of the sky and splat right on the White House lawn. And by lawn, of course I mean big outdoor concrete floor. Johnsons Trumprecounted a few hot tops topics in the country over the past week, including the government shutdown, grocery prices and the various elections across the nation.

Hey, all in all, a great caper to an awesome week, except for election. The Democrats won. The lame stream media called the elections a rebuke of Trumps policies, he said. Jokes on them: Theyre Stephen Millers policies. I dont read that stuff.

He, too, addressed Zohran Mamdani being elected the new mayor of New York City, adding, Cant believe they elected Mamdani. You know, Im torn because I like a winner, but Im not crazy about a Muslim. Maybe hell convert, right? Well put him in line behind Usha Vance, and I hope Im pronouncing that wrong.

In what he described as our side having some wins this week, Johnsons Trump said, the Supreme Court said we could stop feeding poor people. You can clap for that, SNAP!

And for those of you who can afford food, actually, no you cant. I promised grocery prices would plummet, and they did they plummeted straight up, he continued. And people are saying, But sir, how will I afford my Thanksgiving turkey for my family? Well, good news is your familys not coming because all the planes are gone.

Trump responds to someone collapsing in the Oval Office pic.twitter.com/7xxFegYOPc

Saturday Night Live SNL (@nbcsnl) November 9, 2025 Nikki Glaser hosted the sketch comedy series for the first time on Saturday, where she was joined my musical guest Sombr, fresh off his Grammy nomination for best new artist.

During her opening monologue, the comedian joked that she was in New York City, Epsteins original island. Glaser referenced the controversy again later by bringing up Ghislaine Maxwell. She was discussing the prevalence of sex trafficking awareness posters in public restrooms, noting that there is a really a big fear of being trafficked, mostly for, like, Gen Z girls.

Im getting scared, like, its rubbing off on me. I was out with them recently and I was like, What if we get trafficked? And theyre like, Youre good,' Glaser continued. Theyre like, Were safer when youre with us, because they think youre our madam. You have resting Ghislaine face, so just keep that up.'

Nikki Glasers monologue! pic.twitter.com/EEzu0QnmlW

Saturday Night Live SNL (@nbcsnl) November 9, 2025 Later in the night, former cast member Pete Davidson made a surprise appearance during the Weekend Update segment. There, he and Colin Jost addressed recent headlines about the Staten Island Ferry boat they bought together years ago, while subtly touching on a few topical events in his own life.

So yeah, in case youre wondering why I had to do a show in Saudi Arabia, were losing millions on this ferry, he joked, referencing him partaking in the Riyadh Comedy Festival earlier this year. I assume thats what the article says. I cant spend $5 on a paywall when I got a kid on the way.

Glaser served as the second SNL host for the month of November, following Miles Tellers Nov. 1 appearance. Next week, Glen Powell will make his hosting debut as Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter have already previously led season 51 this year.

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